Aero or lightweight? What wheels should I ride on hilly courses?

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[Dreamweaver]

Aero wheels look cooler though, I'll pedal 1.00875% harder and just keep them on 💯

[Nessunego]

DT Swiss 1400 dicut 62mm for me. Aero enough, light enough, cool enough, no presta valve extender, enough cross wind stability, not too expensive.

[kirkprl]

I think in road racing it depends on if it's a summit finish. In triathlon courses usually start and end at the transiting area. Obviously that makes it a loop, you'll get more aero benefit on the downhill sections than you lose on the uphill sections.

[fastbladeproductions]

it's both....that's why manufactures are making lighter and lighter aero bikes as tech for me I'll take my 7.3kgs Vitus Zenium that I built for $1900... it's light enough and very comfortable yet very stiff for sprinting and climbing and I have no problem beating the local guys in laps around Central Park in

[automotive]

You can't give an exact number for and that's OK, but you COULD give a number for ppl who ride 40k at around 30km/h, and ppl who ride that at around 35, and ppl who ride are 40km/h, so that would be more useful for prospective Oly tri wannabees. No?

[thepatternforms]

For triathlon/iron man always deep aero