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  1. I am thinking about a new wheel set that I can use for all types of racing. I norrowed it down to
    Shimano Dura ace 7701 wheelset or Bontrager x-lites. There are many other wheel out there but I can
    get these in my price range. Which wheelset would be better? Dura ace is a bit heavier but more aero
    and the x-lites a lighter but not as aero. Help me? If there are anyother ideas of wheels in the
    price range of $400.00 to $600.00 that would be better let me know.

    Joe

  2. Joe-<< I am thinking about a new wheel set that I can use for all types of racing. I norrowed it
    down to Shimano Dura ace 7701 wheelset or Bontrager x-lites.

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    << If there are anyother ideas of wheels in the price range of $400.00 to $600.00 that would be
    better let me know.

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    How about DA hubset, Velocity Aeroheads(Off center rear), 32 DT double butted rear, 3 cross, 28 2
    cross Revs front, laced 2 cross, assuming you are in the 'not heavy' range of rider-In your price,
    weight, performance range w/o propriatary parts, as reliable(or more)....

    Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302
    (303)440-3535 vecchios.comvecchios.com "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

  3. Since the wheels mentioned are considered for aero and weight attributes, I would consider my
    favorite as a contender:Ritchey Deep Section 16frt,20rr. This is '03, for '04 the count goes up,
    section down slightly, and lighter overall. I havn't ridden the new ones, but the orig. was FAST and
    durable. Tom

    --
    Bruni Bicycles
    "Where art meets science"
    brunibicycles.com
    410.426.3420
    Qui si parla Campagnolo <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Joe-<< I am thinking about a new wheel set that I can use for all types of
    racing.
    I norrowed it down to Shimano Dura ace 7701 wheelset or Bontrager x-lites.

    Quoted message said:
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    << If there are anyother ideas of wheels in the price range of $400.00 to
    $600.00
    that would be better let me know.

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    Quoted message said:

    <BR><BR>

    How about DA hubset, Velocity Aeroheads(Off center rear), 32 DT double


    butted

    Quoted message said:

    rear, 3 cross, 28 2 cross Revs front, laced 2 cross, assuming you are in


    the

    Quoted message said:

    'not heavy' range of rider-In your price, weight, performance range w/o
    propriatary parts, as reliable(or more)....

    Peter Chisholm
    Vecchio's Bicicletteria
    1833 Pearl St.
    Boulder, CO, 80302
    (303)440-3535
    vecchios.comvecchios.com
    "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

  4. In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

    Quoted message said:

    I am thinking about a new wheel set that I can use for all types of racing. I norrowed it down to
    Shimano Dura ace 7701 wheelset or Bontrager x-lites. There are many other wheel out there but I can
    get these in my price range. Which wheelset would be better? Dura ace is a bit heavier but more
    aero and the x-lites a lighter but not as


    aero.

    Quoted message said:

    Help me? If there are anyother ideas of wheels in the price range of $400.00 to $600.00 that would
    be better let me know.

    Custom built wheel by a reputable builder. When you crash, not if, it will be cheaper to get the
    wheel fixed. It will also be easier to get parts.
    -------------
    Alex

  5. "Bruni" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Since the wheels mentioned are considered for aero and weight attributes,


    I

    Quoted message said:

    would consider my favorite as a contender:Ritchey Deep Section 16frt,20rr. This is '03, for '04
    the count goes up, section down slightly, and lighter overall. I havn't ridden the new ones, but
    the orig. was FAST and durable. Tom

    I've got the Ritchey Pro wheels (20/28) and really like them. Relatively inexpensive, relatively
    aero, relatively light. They accelerate better than my Cosmics but not as well as my 404s.

    Mike

  6. Mike S. said:

    I've got the Ritchey Pro wheels (20/28) and really like them. Relatively inexpensive, relatively
    aero, relatively light. They accelerate better than my Cosmics but not as well as my 404s.

    How did you measure the acceleration of those wheels? Personally, my favorite method is a stopwatch
    and a tall building.
    --
    terry morse Palo Alto, CA terrymorse.combike

  7. "Terry Morse" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    Mike S. said:

    I've got the Ritchey Pro wheels (20/28) and really like them.


    Relatively

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    inexpensive, relatively aero, relatively light. They accelerate better


    than

    Quoted message said:
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    my Cosmics but not as well as my 404s.

    How did you measure the acceleration of those wheels? Personally, my favorite method is a
    stopwatch and a tall building.

    smartass.

    Mike

  8. Joe: The nice thing about the Bontragers are that they're very easy to work on, parts are readily
    available (rare among high-end wheels) and they have a cassette mechanism that never, ever dies.
    Take is apart and grease it once in a while (which is easy, since it requires no special tool) and
    it just goes on and on and on.

    --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles chainreactionbicycles.comchainreactionbicycles.com

    "JOE MURPHY" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I am thinking about a new wheel set that I can use for all types of


    racing.

    Quoted message said:

    I norrowed it down to Shimano Dura ace 7701 wheelset or Bontrager x-lites. There are many other
    wheel out there but I can get these in my price


    range.

    Quoted message said:

    Which wheelset would be better? Dura ace is a bit heavier but more aero and the x-lites a
    lighter but not


    as aero.

    Quoted message said:

    Help me? If there are anyother ideas of wheels in the price range of $400.00 to


    $600.00

    Quoted message said:

    that would be better let me know.

    Joe

  9. "Mike S." <mikeshaw2@coxDOTnet> wrote in message news:<vVPUb.51116$F15.8065@fed1read06>...

    Quoted message said:

    "Bruni" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Since the wheels mentioned are considered for aero and weight attributes,


    I

    Quoted message said:

    would consider my favorite as a contender:Ritchey Deep Section 16frt,20rr. This is '03, for '04
    the count goes up, section down slightly, and lighter overall. I havn't ridden the new ones, but
    the orig. was FAST and durable. Tom

    I've got the Ritchey Pro wheels (20/28) and really like them. Relatively inexpensive, relatively
    aero, relatively light. They accelerate better than my Cosmics but not as well as my 404s.

    Mike

    BullCrap!!

  10. [email hidden] (JOE MURPHY) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    I am thinking about a new wheel set that I can use for all types of racing. I norrowed it down to
    Shimano Dura ace 7701 wheelset or Bontrager x-lites. There are many other wheel out there but I
    can get these in my price range. Which wheelset would be better? Dura ace is a bit heavier but
    more aero and the x-lites a lighter but not as aero. Help me? If there are anyother ideas of
    wheels in the price range of $400.00 to $600.00 that would be better let me know.

    Joe

    Mavic CXP21 rims with shimano 2200 hubs, 32 whole 14 gauge spokes. They are $99 at nashbar. When you
    get them, make sure that you tighten and stress releive the spokes. They'll be indestructible.

    I have cxp21 with campy veloce hubs. Mine accelerate twice better than the dura ace, 1/2 better than
    the campy scirocco, and 1/4 better than the ritchey pros. They also accelerate two times worse than
    the HEDS 3300.

    When climbing they climb 1/3 better than the mavic cosmics, but equal to the mavic cosmos

    Please consider that this are approximations and not exact numbers. Let me know if you want to know
    my research method.

    Andres

  11. andres muro <[email hidden]> wrote:
    : Let me know if you want to know my research method.

    i sure do.
    --
    david reuteler [email hidden]

  12. Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Since the wheels mentioned are considered for aero and weight


    attributes,

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    I

    Quoted message said:

    would consider my favorite as a contender:Ritchey Deep Section


    16frt,20rr.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    This is '03, for '04 the count goes up, section down slightly, and


    lighter

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    overall. I havn't ridden the new ones, but the orig. was FAST and


    durable.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Tom

    I've got the Ritchey Pro wheels (20/28) and really like them.


    Relatively

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    inexpensive, relatively aero, relatively light. They accelerate better


    than

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    my Cosmics but not as well as my 404s.

    Mike

    BullCrap!!

    Fine, you can come down and test all three pair of wheels and tell me what you think.

    I've ridden all three in varying situations, have you?

    Mike

  13. David Reuteler <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    andres muro <[email hidden]> wrote:
    : Let me know if you want to know my research method.

    i sure do.

    I used stop watch, tall building, the tools used by terry morse for measuring acceleration. I added
    a spring board at the bottom for measuring clinmbing.

    Andres

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