Deep Rims VS Shallow Rims - How MUCH Faster Are Aero Road Bike Wheels and are carbon deeps worth it? We did some real-world testing to find out! cycling aero
thanks to being stable, pretty light and most importantly, fast! But how much difference can a set of super-wheels like these actually make in the real world?reckons they’ve got the perfect wheelset upgrade for riders on a smaller budget and the 24mm deep aluminium Alpinist SLXs claim to be “the pinnacle of what can be achieved with alloy”.
As always with real-world tests it is worth noting that there are always going to be factors out of our control, the real world is after all an uncontrolled environment. However, we hope you agree it’s still worth doing these tests as it is where we ride and if we can’t find a difference in a range of conditions then it’s unlikely you'll be able to either.
Now, I’ll be the first to hold my hand up and pick faults in this test but that figure is in keeping with what wheel brands regularly tell us, While researching this test I’ve read from multiple sources that a set of 50mm deep wheels can save 10w at 40kph so it’s not unreasonable to assume that some of the fastest deeps out there can save you this pretty tidy figure that we've come to.
It’s also worth noting that I completed all the runs solo, if I was able to share turns, draft someone, or even better hide in a bunch then we’re looking at minuscule advantages even smaller than the 10 watts that I predict the deeps saved me.So far, in every test we’ve expected the deeps to be faster and indeed they have been, however, there’s one area that we see pro and amateur riders ditching the deep sections - we are, of course, talking about on climbs.
As a reminder, I rode to a set power on each of the runs so the order in which the wheels were tested or fatigue should have no affec
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