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Originally Posted by fogrider
Tex, I've been to Texas...it's mostly flat, you certainly don't need climbing wheels! But lightweight wheels do make a bike feel quick! A 1250 gram wheel compared to aluminum wheels might be like 2mph on a climb. So, if on Alum wheels, you might be climbing at 10 mph, but on carbon, with the same power, you might be doing 12 or 13 mph.
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So, if 1250 gram wheels makes you 2 mph faster on a climb, will 950 gram wheels make you 4 mph faster? I've used 950 gram wheels (FSE 20mm deep carbon tubulars) at the Mt. Washington Hill climb race, and if I'd gone 4 mph faster, I would have broken the all time time record for that climb. Yet I only averaged less than 0.1 mph faster. Should I go back to wheel maker and ask for my money back?