Wheels for the hills.

CC12

Hello. Which wheels will be better for the hills - Alps?

Fulcrum Racing Zero Competizione
http://www.fulcrumwheels.com/en/wheels/ ... mpetizione

Fulcrum Racing Speed ​​35
http://www.fulcrumwheels.com/en/wheels/ ... g-speed-35

Road bike Cannondale CAAD 12 Ultegra
Rider 186cm 85kg

I want hard balls to stiffen and I can not decide between these.

Zero - has better hubs and ceramic bearings, aluminum spokes will stiffer.
It has better braking performance.
The disadvantage is the higher weight and the miserable choice of tubeless tires.

Speed ​​35 - has a lower weight, tubular and a large selection of the best tire.
It has worse braking properties mainly in the wet, it has worse hubs and bearings.

Aerodynamics will be about the same Speed ​​35 is slightly higher but narrow only 20mm - Zero is 23mm which is better for 25mm tires.

I mean, though, Speed ​​35 is tubular and 250g lighter Zero can be as quick and good with better hubs and harder spokes.

Which of these two wheels to choose? What is better?

milemuncher1

Go for the ones with the best braking performance and the stiffest spokes, you'll be spending too much time going ( relatively) slowly uphill, for the aero to be of much use, and given a choice between stiff with good braking, or aero with less good braking, for the downhills, I'd go with the good braking performance stiffer ones.

imposter2.0

Buy the 35s for the ascent - then stop at the top and change to the Zeros for the descent. Sorted.

CC12

Good joke

bernithebiker

Imposter wrote:

Buy the 35s for the ascent - then stop at the top and change to the Zeros for the descent. Sorted.

With a Cyclespeed support car, such dreams can become reality!

But basically, if it's wet the Zero's are faster, if it's dry the 35's, simple as that really.

sloppyschleckonds

Everyone knows you can only descend safely with disc brakes.

Get yourself a new bike.

Garry H

Rubbish! For descending you need a recumbent.

CC12

New bike? This is the new half a year. That's totally out - I do not want the disc brakes - a big weight.

I choose only from these two entangled bikes. Everyone has a pros and cons.

imposter2.0

CC12 wrote:

Good joke

Perhaps, but to be fair, it's still as valid as any other suggestion. Either wheelset will make next to no real-world difference to your climbing, so just get the set you like the look of - which is what most people really want to do anyway.

svetty

Assuming this isn't a trolling thread the question comes down to whether you are keen to run tubs or clinchers.