RESULTS ARE IN

Now that I have some miles on my new Flash-Point FP-60 wheels, I should talk about them a bit. Unfortunately, I don’t' have a wind tunnel in my condo so I can't really speak about airflow or drag. And I'm not a competitive cyclist, so I might not be able to use all the correct jargon to properly discuss the wheels. But I CAN explain my experience with the FP-60s so far:

Less bumpy. More zoomy.

Let's first talk about the ride. My normal route along the San Gabriel river has a lot of cracks along the path. And by "cracks" I mean 2-3 inch wide fissures in the pavement every 30 feet in sections. On my old wheels, my entire skeleton would rattle when I hit every crack (canyon). I'm not sure what the wheels are absorbing, but my teeth no longer shatter during the rides. Perhaps I am naïve, but I was surprised how much smoother the ride could be with a new set of wheels.

As far as speed is concerned, I don't have a lot of documented data for a comlpete anaylsis. However, my regular outbound loop usually takes me a bit over an hour; on my inaugural ride I finished in 56 minutes in the rain. You do the math.

So obviously I'm extremely happy with my wheels. My only concern is that know I feel like I should uprade my frame to match the wheels- but I think that can wait until next season.