Sport edition f6 wheels

ENVE will stop making performance-carbon rim brake wheelsets in but two of them have long been my top-rated ones in the aero and climbing categories.

If you can find them used in good condition, that may be your best option. The SES 5. Its stiffness makes a notable difference when going up rollers and steeper hills and it handles precisely and confidently going downhill and into corners.

It slows and stops confidently on its textured brake tracks while emitting a slightly higher frequency but lower volume than wheels from others with similarly treated brake surfaces. That also leads to top-rated power transfer going uphill and fast speeds and responsive handling going downhill.

While 50 to grams heavier than rim brake climbing wheels we tested from other companies none of which are still in production , the more efficient power transfer coming from the stiffer ENVE SES 3. If you can find either of them used in good condition at approximately half their original price, that would be a good option.

Other all-around rim brake wheelsets we tested at the same time from Campagnolo, Easton, Mavic, and Roval did not perform to the level of the Bontrager or Zipp wheels. I ride the disc brake version of this wheelset as my all-around wheelset. A lesser performing yet lower price option for this kind of riding is the Bontrager Aeolus Pro 5 TLR , also reviewed above. If you also do a fair amount of steep and long climbs along with rides on flat and rolling roads or live in a very windy area, the ENVE SES 3.

Click on any red statement below to go directly to that part of the post. While it may seem crazy, many cyclists upgrade their road bike wheels within a couple of years after buying a new bike, which of course comes with a brand new set of wheels. Why do cycling enthusiasts make a road bike wheel upgrade one of their first purchases after buying a new bike? They usually weigh at least grams more than a good road bike wheel upgrade, an amount most enthusiasts will notice when you want to accelerate from a stop, increase your speed during a ride, or do long, steep climbs in the mountains.

The rims are shallow and boxy and provide no aerodynamic benefit that deeper ones with rounder noses and sides do, and have a pretty basic look to them.

Doing this will make your ride on them more comfortable and that is one of the reasons why so many of us might do it. With wider tires, you can inflate them to a lower air pressure while still having the same amount of air needed to hold your bike and body weight in what is now the larger volume of space between your tires and wheels. But, putting wider tires on the same width wheels can also make your bike slower and your handling worse if you go too wide and inflate them too low.

The tire bead can also pull away from the rim hook in the turn, also resulting in a flat. Not good, to say the least. A wider tire and a wider rim together provide better handling. The wider rim sets the foundation for the wider tire to better keep its shape as you can see in the drawing on the left above. While the total area of the tire patch for both tires is the same as long as your weight and the tire pressure are the same, that area spreads further across the width and less along the length of a wider tire.

So how wide should you go with your wheels and tires and what combinations are best? It depends on whether you prioritize comfort or speed and handling or whether you want the best of both and, as always, what your budget is. All of this theoretically creates more laterally stiff wheels, something that should be welcome for heavier and stronger riders. Using tubeless tires instead of the traditional tube and tire combination can provide you still more comfort on top of wider wheels and tires.

While there is nothing inherently more comfortable about a tubeless tire, you can run them at 10 psi or so lower pressure than you would a tubed tire to make the riding experience more comfortable without noticeably affecting other performance characteristics.

At lower pressures, inner tubes and tires will move more independently when you hit a bump or some road debris and you are more likely to get a pinch flat when the tube rubs against the tire. I consider about 20 criteria — either performance, design, quality, or cost-related — when making my wheelset recommendations. You can read an in-depth description of them here. Design: Design defines how manufacturers want their wheelsets to perform.

Sometimes they perform as designed, sometimes not. The key design criteria are wheel weight and material, rim depth, width and profile, hub and spoke selection, and brake track and wheel finish. Cost : While you often get what you pay for, some wheels cost a lot more than others with only a tenuous relationship between cost and performance, design, or quality.

Note that I do put an emphasis on performance and cost-related criteria. Quality is a go-no-go consideration. Wheel makers have for years marketed wheels around some of the design factors — wheel weight, rim width and profile, hub materials, spoke shape and butting, etc. Specs and design factors often take up the first half or more of many reviews. The more important and harder to describe and quantify performance factors including stiffness, comfort, handling, acceleration, braking, aerodynamics, and rolling smoothness are what truly separates one wheelset from another and is where I like to focus my attention.

There is usually a relationship between price and performance. Generally, you have to spend more to get something that performs noticeably better. The current model Zonda C17 introduced in increased a couple of millimeters to Little else about the wheelset changed.

This brand wheel or rim come in a variety of sizes, designs, and coatings. Below is a great selection of wheels and rims produced by Sport Edition , with the most competitive pricing anywhere. All you need to do is select the Sport Edition wheel or rim of your choice, and follow a few easy steps to get accurate low pricing and purchase your wheels securely online. Posted October 14, Spoony Posted October 14, How could you forget Virgos?

Because the guy said in the initial post he already knew about Virgo's. GrandmaSideways Posted October 14, Now if only I can find some nice used rims locally Posted October 15, GrandmaSideways Posted October 16, Posted October 16, They are manufactured in China using the most modern low pressure casting process.

Please contact me by phone to place your order or if you have more questions. Beware when purchasing Sport Edition wheels. I purchased a set of rims that were labeled cast as 5 x After mounting and balancing tires I found out they are actually 5 x