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Nimble Crosswind Wheels
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Anonymous post on August 11, 2002
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Can anyone give me a none biased opinion as to the construction of Nimble Wheels. I know they are a reputable company. That is not what I am looking for. I am 5'11 163lbs and moving pretty well on my bike. I am looking at zipp 404, zipp 909, Corima, and of coarse Nimble Crosswind. I have talked with a couple people who love Nimble and I have talked with a couple people who dislike Nimble. I am trying to take a consensus as to which wheel might be right for me. I live in an area where it is hard to find a set of wheels to try out and I don't know a lot of people who want to let there $1500 wheels walk out the door for a test ride. I am looking to become faster like everyone else. I am on Mavic Ksyrium SSC SL. I am open to any suggestions.
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by DRDUATHLON on August 12, 2002
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If you're doing flat courses they are probably fine. I would not recommend (from experience) using a trispoke design in technical courses with faster descents. Zipp 909s will be faster and more versatile.
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by DRDUATHLON on August 12, 2002
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WHo says you can't use 909s on a windy day? It really doesn't take much practice to get used to a disk in any conditions. I use 909s all the time in all conditions. They're very light, climb well, descend well, and it took me about 5 minutes to get used to tacking with them in the wind. That's where the performance is- using the wind instead of fighting it.
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by thierry on August 12, 2002
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here is my 2 cents,
i did IM Germany, with a pair of nimbles who was given to me for test, the race was windy and rainy, i did a 5:20 split, they are great, they don't take water, like zipp or Hed,i found the 3 spoke in the front dangerous in windy condition, but i am also only 5'6 145lb,i personaly own a pair of Corima, 16 spoke front, 4 spoke back,that is my favorite wheels set of the bunch, and i have raced IM on each one of them, my seconf choice is the Zipp
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by VisionTechUSA on August 12, 2002
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Spending over $1200.00 on a set of wheels isn't going to make you that much faster than spending just $250.00
How is that? Most good aero wheels are all pretty close in aerodynamic test from the front. This means that one wheel may only be like 5 seconds faster for 40K than another. That's why just one wheel Company doesn't win all the races. So a used set of Spinergy Rev X or HED Jets, are going to be just fine. Spend the extra money and make sure you have a good aero frameset. Buying an old Softride powerwing for $1,200 with the wheels is a better way to go. This would be significantly faster than say buying a new set of Nimble wheel's and putting them on your big round tube Cannondale. Then you still have $300.00 to get some integrated Aerobars. That's enough aerodynamic advantage to go 90 seconds faster for 40K than your Cannondale with new wheels. It's like this. Say you have a 2 wheel drive pick up (round tube Cannondale, and you want better performance off the road. If you buy some huge 36" tires for it, the truck will be marginally better, but the truck will still get stuck in the sand. But a four wheel drive truck with standard SUV tires is going to blast right through. But if money is no problem, get a super aero frameset(Cervelo), disc wheel for the rear(Zipp), tri-spoke for the front, and a set of Vision Tech Aerobars. No excuses then!
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by kemptonslim on August 13, 2002
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Dr. Du,
I'm unfamiliar with the notion of "tacking" with a disc wheel, although by your use of the word I draw some relationship to the sailing technique. Does that mean to lean into a quartering headwind somehow to maximize your aero equipment? Please explain, because I'd like to learn more.
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by DRDUATHLON on August 13, 2002
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Yep. Just leaning into the wind, whatever direction it comes from; I used the word "tack" sort of loosely but you got the sailing inference. If you review data from the many websites that have aerodynamics for wheels you'll see that a disk has even more advantage in higher winds. I've never been blown over. Been knocked sideways a few times but you adjust and get used to it. There are alot of people who get scared the first time it happens and go back to their other wheels. Like anything else, practice makes perfect.
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by kemptonslim on August 14, 2002
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Thanks for the clinic, Doc. My first time out on a disc wheel was a hilly, twisty, technical time trial on wet roads on a tire that also represented my first tubular glue job. You better believe I did poorly because I was afraid on the downhills, afraid on the turns and getting knocked around on the flats. The only time I felt like I could ride hard was uphill.
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