Hello Everybody I would like to make an upgrade from my HED Jet 6/9+ wheelset May be tubular or clincher, intended to be use on mid to long distance triathlon (could be HED, ZIPP, ROVAL…ENVE). The main goal is to improve performane through new wheels Not changing the wheelset at all is an option …

These are clinchers, right? What tyres/tubes are you using? A relatively cheap and effective upgrade would be to try S-Works turbo cotton tyres and latex tubes. Depending on what you’re using it might reduce rolling resistance…

Yes, clinchers. I use Continental GP Attack (front wheel) and Continental GP4000 (rear wheel), both with latex tubes. Do you think worth to try S-Work? Thanks!!

[image] andy37: My opinion is that you already have a great set of wheels, poss add a disc wheel to the mix then you have all angles covered. Also go tubeless if possible on your HED’s and disc. Andy is spot on with this advice, getting a disc will give you way more gain than swapping wheels …

In general, the biggest determining factor of aero wheels is the depth of the rim regardless of profile/shape. The shape can marginally help with crosswind stability up to a certain point and there are other quality of life factors you should consider (such as ride comfort, stiffness, braking perfor…

Well they only have data on the 88mm one and the 50mm one, the 88mm naturally is quite fast in comparison to most because it’s much deeper–interestingly it falls away slightly in the 50km/h test compared to the other rims in that 80mm+ class. The 50mm one is inline with the other 50mm rims. Hambini …

This is a really interesting read. Thanks for sharing it. Seems somewhat scathing on Hunt and FLO. Would be interesting to see more tests like these being performed for verification.

@Halley …When I moved from a 66mm depth Reynold to the ENVE 7.8 SES the difference in control at speed during cross winds was nothing short of amazing. The internal width was a further revelation. The textured brake track a third. Control speed and braking all superior. In fact the 7.8’s outper…

[image] Faster - Podcast by FLO - Episode 17: Aero Expert Jim Manton Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast I really enjoyed this podcast. It covers a TON of topics and is very informative and entertaining along the way.

Just the kind of information I was looking for. Thanks

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