Hi fellas,
Santa has offered to bring me a new set of wheels. I had been thinking Cosmic Carbones but was playing around today on the Excel Sports site and saw that I can build a pair of DT Swiss with 240S hubs and RR 1.2 rims that would be about $1,000 less than the Mavics. Or to put it another way, I could get the custom wheels and a Power Tap for about the price of the Mavics.
A little about me: I'm a cat.3/masters racer. I'm best at climbing though I'm a little big to be a true climber (6'0" 150-155#)...most of my "A" races are heavy on climbing. Not a sprinter and definitely more spinner than masher.
I've got a decent pair of climbing wheels (Ksyriums) so I was looking for something a little more aero this year and trying to branch out into some races with flatter to rolling courses. I have been wanting some kind of power meter but really don't want to spring for the $$$ for wheels and a PT.
Pro's and con's:
- The nod goes to the Mavics for aero as their rim is 40 mm vs. 30.7 for the DT Swiss. Still, even the DT's would be ~ 10 mm deeper than my Ksyriums so either one would be an improvement.
- Weight - based on the specs I looked at today, the nod goes to the Mavics again but not by a huge margin (100 - 150 g). Since the improvement to my current set-up I'm looking for is "more aero," I'm really not the worried about weight anyway.
- Cost of repair and maintenance - I'm think DT would be the better bet here. I know Mavic has their crash replacement insurance and a relatively reasonable non-warranty rebuild. Still to rebuild a $700 or $800 wheel, I think I could start over with a new DT Swiss rim and spokes and come out cheaper.
- Durability - Any feedback on which is better here?
- Performance - How much would I be giving up in the way of aerodynamics if I go with the DT's?
- Anything else?
Right now, I'd have to think that the Mavics would offer slightly better performance, but I can't imagine it's $1,000 better for my purposes.
Appreciate the feedback!!
Santa has offered to bring me a new set of wheels. I had been thinking Cosmic Carbones but was playing around today on the Excel Sports site and saw that I can build a pair of DT Swiss with 240S hubs and RR 1.2 rims that would be about $1,000 less than the Mavics. Or to put it another way, I could get the custom wheels and a Power Tap for about the price of the Mavics.
A little about me: I'm a cat.3/masters racer. I'm best at climbing though I'm a little big to be a true climber (6'0" 150-155#)...most of my "A" races are heavy on climbing. Not a sprinter and definitely more spinner than masher.
I've got a decent pair of climbing wheels (Ksyriums) so I was looking for something a little more aero this year and trying to branch out into some races with flatter to rolling courses. I have been wanting some kind of power meter but really don't want to spring for the $$$ for wheels and a PT.
Pro's and con's:
- The nod goes to the Mavics for aero as their rim is 40 mm vs. 30.7 for the DT Swiss. Still, even the DT's would be ~ 10 mm deeper than my Ksyriums so either one would be an improvement.
- Weight - based on the specs I looked at today, the nod goes to the Mavics again but not by a huge margin (100 - 150 g). Since the improvement to my current set-up I'm looking for is "more aero," I'm really not the worried about weight anyway.
- Cost of repair and maintenance - I'm think DT would be the better bet here. I know Mavic has their crash replacement insurance and a relatively reasonable non-warranty rebuild. Still to rebuild a $700 or $800 wheel, I think I could start over with a new DT Swiss rim and spokes and come out cheaper.
- Durability - Any feedback on which is better here?
- Performance - How much would I be giving up in the way of aerodynamics if I go with the DT's?
- Anything else?
Right now, I'd have to think that the Mavics would offer slightly better performance, but I can't imagine it's $1,000 better for my purposes.
Appreciate the feedback!!
