Set of Aero Wheels, need expert advice...

The 606 is one of the best all around and versatile wheels out there.  The Zero's are cheaper by far, but they are also not as deep of a rim section and weigh 120 grams more (in the tubular model).

I'm Zipp biased, so if you can float the cost I'd go for them ....... and for race wheels, tubular is a no brainer.

Get a disc.  And clinchers. 

Honestly, I would get a disc or a disc cover for the rear wheel and get as deep a rim as possible (or a tri-spke like the Hed3) on the front--e.g., Zipp 808, Blackwell 100.  Wind is good for aero wheels.

I would also go with clinchers, but for the full debate it's probably just easier to go over to ST and do a search on it there.  Make your own decision.

Trouble maker ........

You started it. 

Rolf Prima Carbon TT, hot wheels:

http://rolfprima.com/products/carbon_tt.html  

Yeah, if you believe everything that you read on ST ....... I'll stick to the disc/808 combo. as the fastest that I read about .....

I tend to agree with you, but we're pretty much splitting hairs at this stage.  It certainly qualifies as "one of" the fastest.

Yep, if you're into extremely marginal (even questionable) gains in performance at a cost 40% higher, then the 808 is for you!

FWIW, a tri-spoke wheel supposedly has a much greater side-force impact from cross-winds than a deep rim like the 808.  And there is some evidence that a disc in the rear may actually "smooth" out some of the side-force impacts versus having another deep rim on the rear.

But it is true that if you can't handle the wheels in certain conditions then the aero benefit becomes somewhat irrelevant.  And being a bigger rider does make handling an easier chore.

And, of course, I added an aero helmet to complete the look cool & fast.    (Or at least completed the total tri-dork look.  )

I've heard Flashpoints (made by Zipp)  are pretty nice for the $$.   You can get a 60mm set for  $1100-1200

Thanks a lot to everybody ! I can see that this is a vast world (aero wheels) and that I'll have to make comparisons and search  for different products before buying...

As my fitness is almost 100%, I was also thinking of a aero helmet in my quest of (human-power) free-extra-speed ... What would you recommend ? What do you do in HOT conditions ?

Thanks again,

Christian. 

Hey,

Just another question... I could have one of those sets used :

- Reynolds Stratus AV tubular (~1000$)

- Spinergy Rev-X clinchers (~500$)

Anyone  knows these wheels ? One of my friends told me that the Spinergy are pretty good. I read some posts about t he Reynolds and it seems to rock either...