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Disc Covers

  • 05-09-2010 11:23am
    #1
    mloc123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭


    I see http://www.bike-science.com/ are now reselling the wheelbuilder.com disc covers. Anyone ever use one? They get good reviews on tritalk, not going to be as good as a sub9 but apart from the weight penalty they perfom well... apparantly.

    £100 seems a little steep for two pieces of plastic, wheelbuiler.com is $80 but postage is the same again.


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  • #2
    Quigs Snr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,165 ✭✭✭Quigs Snr


    Probably will do the job, considering that a very popular wheel wheel like the Hed Jet (which tests better than a sub 9 in some tests) is in fact a spoked wheel with a very soft and flexible cover on it anyway.

    I don't like them myself though, the covers that is, look a bit nasty and ugly components cost you +25 seconds in a TT according to research I just made up.


  • #3
    tunney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,584 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    A few lads in my club got them from the US. Cost of shipping is the same for 10 as one. So get a group order in.

    If taped on and not buttoned on they are almost as good as a disc. (But then we have to get into bulged disc versus flat disc versus lenticular disc and thats a discussion for a cycling forum).


  • #4
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 77,701 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    tunney wrote: »
    thats a discussion for a cycling forum
    ouch!!!


  • #5
    mloc123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    Seems like a good option for using a 32 spoke powertap as a race wheel then.


  • #6
    billy.fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 671 ✭✭✭billy.fish


    mloc123 wrote: »
    Seems like a good option for using a 32 spoke powertap as a race wheel then.

    Or even better over 404 with powertap.

    THe lenticular/flat thing is a big debate.

    FWIW i love mine, have a disc two but want to use power, and dont have SRM's etc*








    *not using the Polar system on a TT bike


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  • #7
    IM0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,390 ✭✭✭IM0


    mloc123 wrote: »
    £100 seems a little steep for two pieces of plastic, wheelbuiler.com is $80 but postage is the same again.

    but then again the only alternative is about 10-15 times the price..for cheap ones and they are nearly as good.


  • #8
    billy.fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 671 ✭✭✭billy.fish


    me@ucd wrote: »
    but then again the only alternative is about 10-15 times the price..for cheap ones and they are nearly as good.

    They used to be <$50 then some wind tunnel data came out on them and suddenly a $50 increase in price...hmmmmm wonder why


  • #9
    mloc123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    billy.fish wrote: »
    Or even better over 404 with powertap.

    THe lenticular/flat thing is a big debate.

    FWIW i love mine, have a disc two but want to use power, and dont have SRM's etc*

    *not using the Polar system on a TT bike

    404 or indeed an 1080 with PT and cover would be great... I'll have to stick with training PT wheel for the moment :)

    Out of interest... when would you use the polar system over PT? Much weight difference between disc/404+PT+cover?


  • #10
    billy.fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 671 ✭✭✭billy.fish


    Only use the polar system on the track bike at the moment.

    Have a training PT (open pro) and a racing PT (404). Both used for tri and cx.

    Polar is great and all. but useless on a turbo or MTB.


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