Fantasy shopping: Zipp 999 vs. Zipp 808 wheel set

I bought the 606s...but money was an object...kinda!

If money were no object, I would get a set of 404's for windy runs and a set of 909's for calm race days.

HED3s

http://www.hedcycling.com/wheels/hed3carbon.php

http://www.hedcycling.com/

Yea, me too, but I went with Bontrager carbon X-Lite Racers for $800. They're great on climbs and handle well in the wind. I figured for $800, if I'm not happy with them I can always go Zipps, but if I like them as much as my so-far first impressions, I'm money ahead.

really? have you done a side by side spin-off between the two? Zipp wheels have such nice bearings, they spin so much lighter than HED. Zipp discs are 305g lighter than HED. HED is about $150 cheaper, but we were talking money no object, right? the Zipp 808 front wheel is better handling in crosswinds than the HED 3-spoke. Riding a 3-spoke is like riding a concrete wheel. I'll take Zipps if money isn't a factor. I ride 404s and chose to spend more than a set of carbon-rimmed HEDs because I believe the Zipp is a better wheel.

Have a set of Hed3 carbons and love them, not like riding on concrete at all. Of course they're too much wheel for me, but money isn't really an object. So I bought what I wanted. For low wind I run both tri-spokes, on big wind days go with a deep rim front, trispoke back. I don't have a disc, don't really want one at this time.

I think it's kinda like ford or chevy, or red bike or blue bike, myself. Sure are a lot of pros riding Heds, so don't think they can be as bad as you say.