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    parawolf
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    While not being the heaviest rider out there, or the most powerful, i'm considering some quality aero wheels.

    I really like the look and design of the HED Jet 60 EX (EX is for extra spokes for more strength to support riders at 190 - 225lbs). While i'm ~175lbs i'd still prefer the 48 gram approx weight penalty for stronger (and hopefully stiffer) wheels. Cost is about AU$1550

    Zipp 404's also come to mind, but at about AU$2500, I could get HED Jet 60's and a HED 3 front for the same price.

    I remember that 'stiffness' review of high end wheels a while ago, and the Shimano 7801-Carbon50's came out very nicely, up for AU$2800.

    Other thoughts? Looking for anything between 50mm and 60mm that are stiff, price is of course an object, but not a huge one. I'm kind of over Mavic as a wheel brand hence why I haven't listed the Cosmic Carbone Pro or whatever it is, but if people think it is good i'll consider it.

    Tubular/Clincher, not really fussed as these will be race only wheels. I've got two other sets for non-competitive events being American Classic 420's and training of Mavic Elite.

    Looking at road racing, TT and criteriums.

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  2. hd reynolds
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    Here's what I just bought for a new bike build.

    [IMG]i120.photobucket.comkharma006.jpg[/IMG]

    [IMG]i120.photobucket.comkharma004.jpg[/IMG]

    [IMG]i120.photobucket.comkharma005.jpg[/IMG]

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  3. parawolf
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    how much love? I don't think i've seen Reynolds distributers in Australia... :?

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  4. hd reynolds
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    parawolf said:

    how much love? I don't think i've seen Reynolds distributers in Australia... :?

    Normally they cost US$2400. I got these from Hong Kong for $1814.

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  5. bobbyOCR
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    Pro-Lite Gavia's. Holy grail of sprint wheels. So so stiff, but not overly light. Very aero too. Those Reynolds are very very nice too. Otherwise, for my singlespeed/track setup, Velocity Deep Vs, 28 spokes radial f, 3X rear, laced to sealed bearing hubs w/high flange rear, can't go wrong. Extremely stiff, reasonably aero, cheap (junior legal) and fast.

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  6. azdroptop
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    what about the Flashpoints made by Zipp?

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  7. nathang
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    Give Greg a call at TWE(two wheel enterprises) in Sydney.
    He can build anything u want at a fraction of the price of "name brands".
    I recently got a set of his wheels which are the equivalent of the top of the range Ksyriums for under a grand. Very happy with them.

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  8. stansman
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    hd reynolds said:

    Here's what I just bought for a new bike build.

    I would agree completely. I have read nothing but rave reviews about the reynolds wheels. Apparently a number of pros buy those and take the stickers off instead of using free wheels from sponsors. They are just shy of 50mm though. I was planning on getting those but I got my 303's for an unbeatable price from a friend of a friend.

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  9. hd reynolds
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    azdroptop said:

    what about the Flashpoints made by Zipp?


    Flashpoints are flash-in-the-pan. They're heavy. The + side is they're cheap at about 40% less than Zipps and they have improved graphics. Personally I dont like the cross spoking patterns on the flashpoints - these are suppose to be aero wheels.

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  10. Stu07
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    nathang said:

    Give Greg a call at TWE(two wheel enterprises) in Sydney.

    +1 on Greg at TWE - love my TWE wheels, plus his customer service (destroyed my rear wheel in a crash, had it rerimmed and back with me within 24 hours at negligible cost)

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  11. mattjf
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    I just picked up a pair of Velocity Fusion rims. They are slightly aero (not as much as the Velocity Deep V). They are bombproof and very stiff. I don't feel nearly the same flex as I did in my Bontrager's. So far I'm very happy with the rims. They were also fairly inexpensive having them custom built.

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  12. artemidorus
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    nathang said:

    Give Greg a call at TWE(two wheel enterprises) in Sydney.
    He can build anything u want at a fraction of the price of "name brands".
    I recently got a set of his wheels which are the equivalent of the top of the range Ksyriums for under a grand. Very happy with them.


    I hope that they'd be much better than the fairly ordinary Ksyriums. Shimano R-550s are ahead of Ksy. SLs in terms of drag.

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