Deepest wheels you'd run?

[lukefreeman]

What's the deepest wheels you'd personally run on a road bike? Keep toying with the idea of 80mm+ but I'm not sure if they're beneficial over 60mm.....

[Steve vRS]

Two words. Side wind.

I think road races limit the depth to 55 or 60mm.

Steve

[Magic919]

I've never run more than 50. I'm sure you'd see some tiny benefit with deeper ones and they look better!

[Some Gump]

IMO going too deep looks naff. Often the choice of the fat bloke with the edgy looking aero bike, 80/100mm rims and visibly suffering by the first feed stop on a sportive.

Given that the best thing about deep carbon is how cool they are / that whoosh noise, IMO 60mm tops on a road bike -the real deep stuff only looks cool on tt bikes.

[SoliD]

50-60mm 90% of the time, only when the wind really picks up I wouldn't want to be riding them. Wouldn't really want to run anything more, if you're TTing it's a bit different, but can't see the need for anything bigger than 60mm as you'll just look a tit.

[W00DY]

Disc on the back, Trt-spoke up front. It's the only way to go.

[wattsm666]

Look at Enve 6.7

[broster]

Depends on the bike, my bike has a skinny frame, anything too deep looks silly, I have Reynolds aero 46's best of both worlds.

[numtumfutunch]

I ran 40mm for a few years and was often terrified by cross winds

When the braking surface eventually wore out I ditched them for something more sensible

Never again

[astroarcadia]

lukefreeman said:

What's the deepest wheels you'd personally run on a road bike? Keep toying with the idea of 80mm+ but I'm not sure if they're beneficial over 60mm.....

What benefit are you looking to achieve?

[Your Dad]

astroarcadia said:

What benefit are you looking to achieve?

From a previous thread:

Jimbo. said:

Fit some breathtaking deep section wheels, and you'll be DROWNING in sopping wet clunge before you've even had your first pre-ride espresso.

[JEA1K]

Your Dad said:

[Jimbo.]

W00DY said:

Disc on the back, Trt-spoke up front. It's the only way to go.

Spinergy FTW!

[agentnomad]

808's on a nice day

Have riden in high winds with 46mm rims and spent a lot of energy holding the bike on it's line.

The rear is not a problem, as your weight is sat on it.

I ride an 808 in the front and a disc in the rear on the track indoors and outdoors the front can be a handful in a cross wind outdoors.

[okgo]

80mm are not banned in races.

I've got 70mm rear 60mm front Enve set. Wouldn't bother with the 8,9 set personally as they're a bit noisy

I should think 60mm or so - 404 used to be 58mm didn't they? Is the most common out there. I've got disc and 90mm front on TT bike and I've only not ridden the 90mm front once due to wind.

[anonymous-user]

I've run Lightweight Standards, Reynolds Assaults and Strikes, and Campag Boras on my aero frame road bike. And 808s/808+disc on the tri bike.

You get used to the wind. The Boras and the 808 are more stable than the Reynolds and the LWs. In reality, it is only a strongly gusting cross wind that can be troublesome, and on an aero road frame or tri/TT frame the frame itself contributes to squirrelly-ness in the wind in any event.

Unless you're in a naturally windy area (eg coastal) the amount of time that the wind will be a problem will be << the rest of the time you're riding.

[ALawson]

Looks like Knight 65's will be fine then, just as well I don't stop at feed stations!

[lukefreeman]

astroarcadia said:

lukefreeman said:

What's the deepest wheels you'd personally run on a road bike? Keep toying with the idea of 80mm+ but I'm not sure if they're beneficial over 60mm.....

What benefit are you looking to achieve?

Just for the looks really.

[okgo]

lukefreeman said:

Just for the looks really.

I must say, that is quite sad.

[Some Gump]

okgo said:

I must say, that is quite sad.

No it's not.