Hi I’m struggling on downhills and on windy days with my CLX 64 deep section wheels. I need to hold handlebar really thight and that makes my hands sore after an hour or two and also makes me slower on downhills. I have completely different feeling on my Crux with “regular wheels” Can you guys sha…

How do you tyres match the width of the rims? If your tyres are wider than the rim then the airflow can stall at a narrower yaw angle (than with a narrower tyre) and make the handling unstable. This is of greater concern as rim depth, road speed and wind speed increases, so a windy downhill on 64mm …

[image] JoeNation: How do you tyres match the width of the rims? I use recommended tires (Turbo Cotton 26)

I’ve been told contradicting advice before, some people say put more weight on the front end and some have told me to relax and put less weight on the bars. I’d love some clarification on this too.

I know a buddy of mine who’s tall and light had to step down to a 35mm front for windy days because he almost wrecked with a deep front wheel on a windy day. He said it made a big difference

not really going to help but could be that the frame is slightly too small for you? your probably right on the border of a 54/56 (based purely off your height) i have a similar problem with 52/54 and always find a 54 to be much steadier at speed than a 52. I think there is plenty of advice/literatur…

[image] Dick_Dylan: some people say put more weight on the front end and some have told me to relax and put less weight on the bars IME, it is both and depends on the situation. There are times when I loosen my grip and times when I tighten it. Will vary depending on speed, wind strength, etc…

Just checked Spesh’s website, the external width is 30mm so you should be good with 26c tyres. What are your pressures? Too hard and you’ll have a smaller contact patch and less grip. Too soft and they’ll be squirmy under lateral loads.

No help just an anecdote. I’ll never forget riding in the wind with a set of Reynolds 66’s on mildly windy days not being able to control the bike. Then switched to ENVE 7.8 SES and being smooth in 3x then wind including gusty conditions. Point is it really comes down to how the wheel stalls imo. …

A couple of things - I have that same wheelset and they aren’t great in the wind. Nothing you can do about the wheels response to crosswinds. However, you are likely on the borderline with the size of the bike. What length stem are you using? It’s a different bike, and like you I’m not a great d…

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blind76 May 24, 2021, 1:19pm 10

I have really short legs (82cm inseam) so I moved from Tarmac 56 to Venge 54 (I was advised from bike fitter) and 54 fits me much better.

75 psi front and 80 rear

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