Pretty disappointing video if the intention of the video was to educate on selecting the most appropriate wheel depth for your usage case. Instead its just a review of Roval's ad copy with a conclusion that both wheels are great...
I have Alpinist CLX II and it is best wheels over all riding and it draft very well and DH performance is great! The different is Rapide CLX II you can be the windbreaker because you can go 2-3mph faster. When I save enough money I will get a set of Rapide CLX for group draft rides.
No there not value for money at all. You could get 2sets of parcours the strada and the ronde for the price these and have both a deep dish and “shallow” set of wheels, ronde are still 40mm though
I've honestly never seen the point of deep wheels as an engineer to be honest... Now light wheels on the other hand, yes please! I do love a playful bike!
@@user-cx2bk6pm2f to be honest, many bad products are made by good engineers who are just forced to make what the marketing/finance peoole want them to make for maximum profits unfortunately..
@@hananas2 Very true. But not a good look when you posit yourself as an engineer then say you have no idea why deep wheels exist, a mature proven technology. Surely you understand, but disagree on some nuanced or philosophical point. I'm also an engineer, have been for possibly longer than you've been alive 🙂
@@robertandrews3055 Not really. Some people like to throw whatever titles they give themselves or have academically achieved out ahead of the rest of the conversation to elevate their position in the debate and make them seem more knowledgeable or a voice of authority on whatever is being debated then saying that they dont understand something and it is dumb/silly/stupid (etc...) or they dont understand why it exists when the product they are debating, critiquing or questioning is something that has been designed, engineered and tried and tested (with results!) over so many decades. Had he left it at more of a personal opinion level rather than saying _"Speaking as an engineer"_ He would have been ignored. People are entitled to their opinions but he painted a target on himself with his statement.
Is there an areo advantage? just because there deep doesn’t make them great areo performers there probably 5 watts in it! and if silca are to be believed I could make that up with a 20 quid pair of socks. And I argue the bearings make up the biggest difference in rolling speed along with latex tubes.
I have a pair of the CLX (I) and they are my favorite wheels so far. They help me maintain a good speed, especially on straights. I’m sure the CL as well. There’s a tad difference with the weight and spokes but that’s about it.
We're big fans of either the new Specialized Turbo T5/T8 or Vittoria Corsa G2.0, you can find lots more tyre reviews over on the road.cc website :) 25mm is still our go to for racing, 28mm for good condition training
Wow them new wheels sound purty fancy and them there Alpinist are sweet but, their not made in America so I choose Zipp 303 firecrest and since I ride an S-Works Atheos, the extra 100 grams just doesn't count.
Disappointing video. Looks like an ad rather than a review. As for the rims, the deep ones look nice but the shallow are more playful and add to the bile agility. The alpinist had an issue with spoke rubs making annoying noise while riding. Was this dealt with? Am sorry that most of the journalists are adopting the gcn way and it neither educational or funny
