Training wheels?

zest28
zest28 Posts: 403
edited September 2018 in Training, fitness and health
It seems that hybrid wheels (alloy rims + carbon deep section) have no weight limit but full carbon 60mm deep section wheels do have a weight limit on them.

So do people use these types of hybrid / alloy + carbon deep section wheels for training purposes and only use the full carbon wheels for racing? To me it looks like full carbon wheels are far less durable.

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  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    Road Buying Advice Forum >>>>>>
  • zest28
    zest28 Posts: 403
    I am not looking for a new pair of wheels. Where did I say that? I have both hybrid and full carbon deep section wheel sets to use for my bike.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    Road General forum then >>>

    If you look around the other threads on this forum, you'll see it's not a training topic.
  • zest28
    zest28 Posts: 403
    Yes it is a training topic as I am asking what wheels people use for training. Now please stop posting off topic stuff with your wannabe moderator complex issues.

    Some people on this forum here .....
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    edited September 2018
    Zest28 wrote:
    Yes it is a training topic as I am asking what wheels people use for training.

    So it's a 'wheels' question then - not a 'training' question.. :roll:

    Wind your neck in mate. You'll get more answers if you post in the right forum, but leave it here, by all means. Either way, it sounds like the concept of a 'training and fitness' forum is lost on you, so good luck..
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    I always sort the forum on 'new posts' so it doesn't matter a huge amount.

    Loads of people use deep rims for training. If you're talking about a weight limit on them - well they'll be the same weight racing or training on them. .

    I wouldn't have them on the winter bike though. It's windier and wetter and they'll wear more. But apart from that - nobody I know swaps wheels over like you're asking.
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    I'll bite.. no , you are correct in thinking, I'll leave my Mavic carbon wheels for racing or perhaps a glorious high day that we have had this summer. Normally, it is the heavier hack bike with mudguards for training with its carbon tubs ,, now that got you confused.
  • MiddleRinger
    MiddleRinger Posts: 678
    Zest28 wrote:
    So do people use these types of hybrid / alloy + carbon deep section wheels for training purposes and only use the full carbon wheels for racing? To me it looks like full carbon wheels are far less durable.
    I use my full carbon deep section wheels as much as possible as they're awesome.

    I don't ride them if it's going to be pissing down (braking not as good) or super windy, but otherwise I ride them. I don't baby my bike gear or hide it away, it's made and bought to be ridden hard and often!
    ~ ~ How fast is fast enough? ~ ~ ~ ~ Tempo Cyclist - Tasmania ~ ~
  • SHHH
    SHHH Posts: 22
    I use my deep section carbon wheels (and also sometimes disc wheel) pretty much all the time for training, except during the winter months, Nov - Mar, or if it's very wet. I like to train on my best equipment as often as I can.

    Wintertime/Wet I use a 50mm Alloy/Carbon wheel.
  • drlodge
    drlodge Posts: 4,826
    Train heavy, race light. That is all.
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  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    drlodge wrote:
    Train heavy, race light. That is all.
    yup

    but just to add
    Stuff that moves - no matter what the weight - will wear - so I tend to use the cheaper (and usually heavier) stuff for when I don't particularly care about all out performance which is most of the time - and thus wear it out quicker - but because it's cheaper I don't mind so much.
    I do occasionally use the best stuff for a commute - just because it's nice to ride...

    oh - and training wheels = stabalisers ... ;)
  • CptKernow
    CptKernow Posts: 467
    Original question seems to break down into:
    Do carbon wheels wear quicker?
    and...
    Should I use cheaper wheels for training?
  • Alex_Simmons/RST
    Alex_Simmons/RST Posts: 4,161
    Ride the wheels you can afford to crash/trash.
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  • gingerflash1975
    gingerflash1975 Posts: 49
    I use my posh carbon wheels for everything from about March to November. They're my nicest wheels, so i want to use them as much as possible. There is a weight limit but I'm well under it.

    Once the roads are really filthy, and always wet, then I use some £150 aluminium Fulcrum wheels, but that's a winter bike.

    Don't forget that swapping from alloy to carbon wheels should also involve a change of brake pads, and the rims might not be the same width, brake tracks not at the same angle either, so there could well be a bit more fiddling about than just swapping the wheels.
  • kingrollo
    kingrollo Posts: 3,198
    My best wheels are the alloy rim carbon rs80 c50 - I will totally honest I brought them for the bling appeal. But actually they are fantastic wheels and I use them all year round.

    The later rs81 c50 weren't as good imo.

    .....anyway what I am saying if you not racing the alloy/carbon combo can be a good wheel.

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