Quote: trikobe wrote: Yes, durability is extremely important to me. I don't race or have a trust fund where I can change wheels out on a regular basis. Who does? I need a wheelset to last. That's why this decision is so tough. I want the benefit of a deeper dish rim without it being too much of a liability in acceleration and climbs. I'm sure once you get up to speed and into a rhythm on climbs that the rotating weight will be a non issue or neglible. Zipp 303s it is.
Not to worry, there was only one way to go on this wheelset: tubulars. I was actually planning on getting the Tufo Elite Jets. Any experience with these versus the S3 Lites?
Yo, I don't want to rain on anyone's parade here, but if you're concerned with price why on earth are you riding around on Zipps? They're racing wheels. You can get a beautiful set of custom built wheels for a fraction of the price. Save the Zipps for racing and they'll last a lot longer.