Am looking at selling my Zipp 808/900 track combo for some more traditional style wheels…
Whilst some Zipp 404 track wheels are pretty high on my list at the moment, I can’t seem to find a set and am not willing to take the depreciation hit on a new set…
What else is out there at the upper end of things that isn’t a disc/super deep carbon thing/mavic iO or Comete.
Must be tubs, must look good
alternatively -
Custom build is an option. Preference is american parts to keep with the “all american brand” spec on my Clamont.
TBH if you have an indoor track there is no reason to ditch the 808/900. Especially if you do a lot of scratch races or long sustained efforts. That’s a wheelset that would last you forever and be useful in almost any application.
The only thing I would suggest is a set of campag pistas to complement rather than replace your current wheels.
Rims: $540 each - $1080
Hubs: $310 for the pair
Spokes: $4ish AU each $240
Nipples: $20
Total $1650
THEN! We work out a swap deal with cash whichever way for my new Corima disc and I’ll take your Zipp disc so we both have the matchy matchy wheel set, you flip the 808 for $500 or whatever and end up with brand new baller wheel set at the desired depth and a matching disc for 1K plus whatever to have em built.
BAM, I’ll be here all week, try the veal.
I’ve got the same thing only to older 404’s with the toroidal profile, they rip
Difficult to tell what it actually is you’re in the market for. If you wanna go ‘traditional’, maybe hunt around for some nice NOS tubular rims. They seem to come up pretty regularly. Wolber/Mavic/Fiamme etc. Pair those with some DA/Superbe Pro and bam, you’ve got yourself a bangin set of super light racing tubs with some old school flavor. Obvs not American theme though.
Seriously though, that’s not a bad idea. At least it’s in keeping with the American theme. Personally I’d prefer Japanese track hubs any day but whatevs, cannae really go wrong with Phils I guess.
