How often do you ride your race wheels?
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UFTriGator posted 1 year ago.
Congrats on the new wheels. You'll be excited to see how much faster you go in your next race! I pretty much just ride my racing wheels when I race and my training wheels when I train. Aero wheels are too expensive to worry about messing up when you're just out riding.
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triNick posted 1 year ago.
I'll ride my race wheels once before a race, make sure they are ok, epecially if changing the cassette. Also might try them out in different wind conditions on different training routes.
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JamieM posted 1 year ago.
Once or twice leading up to a race. They are so different from the wheels I train on I need a ride or two to get used to the bike's handling with the lighter wheels.
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Blitz posted 1 year ago.
I think this is a good question.
They look so hot, but maybe it is like having a christmas tree up all year.
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Anton posted 1 year ago.
Use them for a bit before races...would love to ride them all the time but they were $$$$ (Bontrager XXX Lite) and replacing them would..well..require $$$$ !
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wesmeyer11 posted 1 year ago.
Agree with the above. Use them once or twice before a race just to get used to them again and make sure they, and the tubes/tire are all dialed in, and then on race day. My race wheels probably get ridden 10 times a year or so - not cheap, but saves me in rentals and at least I know the history of the wheels.
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driggins posted 1 year ago.
i ride mine once/week. they're so sweet why not enjoy them all the time?!
So i threw down for some nice aero wheels and i took them on a spin the other week and i loved them much more than my training wheels. I'm interested how often everyone rides their race wheels vs. their training wheels?