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I've got a wheel dilemma..

I found a HED 650c disc clincher on ST and bought it.  It's got a 10-speed cassette, but not tire or tube.  (No biggie since I've got an extra tire and several tubes).

 

But the day after I bought it, someone posted a Zipp 909 wheel set on my club's Facebook page.  It's an older set, but Zipp says it is 10-speed compatible.  It also comes with a spare tire and wheel bag, but no cassette.  The downfall is that it's a tubular set.

 

I'm hung up on either keeping the HED and finding a front wheel, or selling the HED and buying the Zipps. The price on the Zipps is tempting.

2014-08-21 10:51 AM
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Subject: RE: Wheels!
depends on what you feel more comfortable riding (clincher/tubulars)

You can't buy 650c latex tubes for clinchers (although you can get creative with 700's if you wanted to.)
Braking will probably be a little better on the clinchers aluminum track. (assuming it has such)

2014-08-21 10:53 AM
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Regardless of the money, do you want to get into the tubular world? Cassettes, tires and tubes are all easily changed. I am sure both wheels are plenty fast unless you are at the very pointy end of racing.
2014-08-21 11:04 AM
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If you rode both those wheels 100 times each, I would bet you couldn't tell which one you rode which time.

Don't sweat it. Stick with what you got and avoid upgrade-itis once you're into pro level stuff.



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