As you can see they are deeper than your average wheel which makes them more aerodynamic. This helps while going across long flat sections of road on your own. These wheels are also much lighter than the average wheel. This makes them turn with less effort making them a good climbing wheel. One more big difference, these wheels are tubular's. This means the actual tire has a rubber tube sewn into middle and then the tire is glued to the wheel rim. This improves the bike's ride quality and makes the wheels a bit lighter but it also means that they are much harder to fix once they flat. Most people save tubular's for a "race day only" wheel but I've been spoiling myself and training on them daily. They have been so much fun and they really are faster. I'll give them a true test at my upcoming road race this weekend.
The Antelope Island Classic is a 43 mile race around Antelope Island of course, and I'm so excited to give this race a try. It will be my first real road race and I have no idea really what to expect. 43 miles is a decent distance but add that with a "race pace" and I expect it to be pretty difficult. Though I dream of glory, I'm not putting high expectations on myself for my first race. My goals are to finish and try not to be last. I want to learn as much as I can as well. As I've been learning in the crit races, there is much I don't know about strategy and positioning in bike racing.
Training has been as fun as ever. Some warm weather made for some decent rides. Compared with this time last year I am miles ahead of where I was in terms of fitness. Slowly we are building up the distance and climbing.
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