Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official ThreadOk folks, I need a crash course in race wheels. Before my long ride Saturday I ran into a friend of mine who has done IMFL. He asked if I was going to use race wheels and I said "what you see is what you get". I ride a P2C that has American Classic 420 wheels on it. He mentioned that he might be able to get me some race wheels for IMFL. He said he borrows them from a friend for some of his races. Hearing that, I kind of got excited. Don't know that he will be able to borrow them, but I know you can also rent them. How much difference do they really make? What should I look for if I go this route? Should I get front/back or just back? Don't know if it matters, but me and the bike together weigh less than 150 and wind can blow me around pretty easily. I'm doing the Redman full aqua bike 9/25, so I could possibly rent some for that and try them out. Obviously I'd want to ride long on them before race day, but I just don't know enough about race wheels at this point to make an educated decision. |