What aero wheels for an Aero bike?

dru

Hi people,

Slight twist on on the usual 'what wheels questions'

Recently I've built up a Cervelo S1 alloy frame with bits from my old Carbon bike, (SRAM red, 3T finishing kit etc) but at the moment the wheels are pretty basic (Planet X model B's)

I'm thinking that I should be looking for some aero wheels to finish the build off properly but wondering what to get?

With the Bike being built with SRAM Red, I'm wondering if a set of SRAM aero wheels would be a good move?
S40s or S60's - I suppose S80's would be too deep right?

The fly in the ointment is that I would probably want to use the front wheel for TT's as well, so from that the deeper the better - but I don't want the road bike to look silly.

I'd really prefer to stick to alloy rims and clinchers - from practicalities point of view.

Anything else out their worth a punt?

Ta,

Dru

raymondo60

I'm building up a new S1 Frame too - my first excursion into 'aero' territory. I looked at the Sram S40's but personally I'm not into really deep rims; I prefer a more traditional look but want some aero qualities. Ended up sourcing a barely used pair of Mavic Cosmic Elites, 30cm rims. Haven't ridden yet - LBS should be fitting the Sram Force Groupset this weekend or soon after. We'll see. There are a couple of Sram wheelsets for sale on the classified section of this website you may find worth viewing. Good luck with the build.

ilm_zero7

check out the cycling weekly group test in the 15 march issue - they seem to like the Cole C58's - but I wouldnt swap you a pair for my Campag Boras!