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Carbon wheel advice sort

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  1. I am looking at buying myself some carbon wheels and would like some
    advice from the group.

    Firstly I am not the lightest of cyclists at 13 stone (82 Kg), I will
    be using them for time trialling and also road racing.

    So I would be looking for a reliable set of wheels which will take the
    abuse of my weight.

    I have been looking at a set of Mavic Cosmic Carbons and before
    spending my cash want to be sure I am getting the right set.

    Any advice would be great.

    Thanks

    Jamie

  2. Just save your money and ride cheap wheels. At the end of each time
    trial subtract 4 seconds per mile from your time. When your adjusted
    time is world class go out and buy a hed tri spokes for the front and a
    disk for the rear. The Mavic Cosmic Carbons would be fine but they are
    not the absolute fastest wheels. If you often have cross winds in the
    time trials get a hed tri spoke for the rear instead of a disk. Head
    tri spokes and disks are almost always the fastest setup available. The
    other good wheel to get is the zipp deep dish 909 rim for the front and
    a tri spoke in the back.

    -Good luck

    Jamie Smith said:

    I am looking at buying myself some carbon wheels and would like some
    advice from the group.

    Firstly I am not the lightest of cyclists at 13 stone (82 Kg), I will
    be using them for time trialling and also road racing.

    So I would be looking for a reliable set of wheels which will take the
    abuse of my weight.

    I have been looking at a set of Mavic Cosmic Carbons and before
    spending my cash want to be sure I am getting the right set.

    Any advice would be great.

    Thanks

    Jamie

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