# New Road Wheels, how do they feel?

**URL:** <https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/t/new-road-wheels-how-do-they-feel/3341>\
**Category:** Lounge/Off Topic\
**Created:** [28 September 2022 21:00 UTC](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/t/new-road-wheels-how-do-they-feel/3341 "2022-09-28T21:00:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![HappyOne](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/happyone/32/2456_2.png) [@HappyOne](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/u/HappyOne)\
**Post date:** [7 October 2022 21:06 UTC](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/t/new-road-wheels-how-do-they-feel/3341/21 "2022-10-07T21:06:54Z")

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So after planning on taking my time to stretch this out over the winter…I just pulled the trigger on a set of EliteWheels 50V. The Canadian sales agency had a sale (still on for a couple of more days) plus the ability to use Split it to pay for it so I got them for about 1150 CDN all in and will pay for them over the next 12 months in equal amounts with no interest 👍  
[https://1sigma.cc/products/elitewheels-drive-50v-team#](https://1sigma.cc/products/elitewheels-drive-50v-team#)

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**Author:** ![HappyOne](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/happyone/32/2456_2.png) [@HappyOne](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/u/HappyOne)\
**Post date:** [24 October 2022 18:46 UTC](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/t/new-road-wheels-how-do-they-feel/3341/22 "2022-10-24T18:46:59Z")

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Did 73kms on them yesterday afternoon. They transmit more road feel than the aluminum rims and feel more agile. I think if I was a beginner they might have felt skittish. They accelerate easier and penetrate the wind better. Crosswinds aren’t fun but I’m not sure it’s noticeably worse than the previous rims - and they were only about 24mm deep. In any case, they don’t unload all at once so handling crosswinds is stable. I think they are louder too. No issues stopping. In fact, in the dry that I rode in, I think they stop faster. They certainly look killer.

 ![IMG_0467.HEIC](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/waterloocyclingclub/original/2X/3/322b9436359f9ebd76085ef311038066bfce30d2.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![JohnnyG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@JohnnyG](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/u/JohnnyG)\
**Post date:** [24 October 2022 22:25 UTC](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/t/new-road-wheels-how-do-they-feel/3341/23 "2022-10-24T22:25:17Z")

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Nice! What spokes? (they look like bladed spokes in the photo, but hard to tell)? Oh, I see the description says “carbon spoke wheelset” - what does that mean?

Jon

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**Author:** ![HappyOne](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/happyone/32/2456_2.png) [@HappyOne](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/u/HappyOne)\
**Post date:** [25 October 2022 13:11 UTC](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/t/new-road-wheels-how-do-they-feel/3341/24 "2022-10-25T13:11:41Z")

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According to the manufacturer they are high-modulus carbon spokes. They have them listed as CS-01, 3.3mm wide aero bladed spokes,

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