What side of the road was it on ?
Oh. I was going with .....It's almost like there's been a time-slip back to the 1970s. Again. Have you thought about giving BikeRadar a try?
Uh oh - sorry to hear. Getting/got it replaced?
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I guess rim wear / bearings and overall condition but for me its mainly about the tyres . You wouldn't put your best suit on to do a bit of gardening , would you ?But why distinguish between training and racing wheels.... is it the rim brake surface will get worn out on the racing wheels so one needs to preserve that as long as possible (due to racing wheels costing more)? Will racing and training wheels become irrelevant as everything moves towards disk brakes thus no rim wear thus use good wheels in all seasons?
What proportion of all the bikes at Utrecht station would you reckon have been mislaid by their owners?
But why distinguish between training and racing wheels
It's one of those cycling traditions/superstitions, like shaving your legs - there are many explanations as to why people do it, but they generally don't stand up to much scrutiny.
Arguably, you should train on exactly the same set-up that you race on. Using a set of cheap non-aero wheels for training means that come race day, you won't be used to the different handling characteristics of your deep-section race wheels and your performance will suffer as a result. Your training bike might also have a different riding position to your race bike.
ETA: just thought of one quite good reason for using 'training' wheels - your race wheels will probably be tubulars, but if you're out on a solo training ride with no race support, clinchers will be preferable in case you get a puncture - much easier to do a roadside repair with clinchers.
I guess rim wear / bearings and overall condition but for me its mainly about the tyres . You wouldn't put your best suit on to do a bit of gardening , would you ?
https://cycletechreview.com/2012/reviews/schwalbe-ultremo-ht-review/
Last time i had a puncture on a tub i squirted some pitstop in the valve , spun the wheel and then rode home . Still have that tub on the wheel . Punctures are not a worry , wearing out an expensive performance tyre for training is pointless .It's one of those cycling traditions/superstitions, like shaving your legs - there are many explanations as to why people do it, but they generally don't stand up to much scrutiny.
Arguably, you should train on exactly the same set-up that you race on. Using a set of cheap non-aero wheels for training means that come race day, you won't be used to the different handling characteristics of your deep-section race wheels and your performance will suffer as a result. Your training bike might also have a different riding position to your race bike.
ETA: just thought of one quite good reason for using 'training' wheels - your race wheels will probably be tubulars, but if you're out on a solo training ride with no race support, clinchers will be preferable in case you get a puncture - much easier to do a roadside repair with clinchers.
Last time i had a puncture on a tub i squirted some pitstop in the valve , spun the wheel and then rode home . Still have that tub on the wheel . Punctures are not a worry , wearing out an expensive performance tyre for training is pointless .