Zipp Speed Weaponry
$1700
This pure climbing rocket can also descend with the best of
them. The 202 is impervious to crosswinds and a fantastic choice for out of the
saddle climbers where the race is all about getting to the top while inflicting
pain and suffering upon your competition. If you want light, fiendish
acceleration and a climbing wheel that never lets up, your search ends here.
$1600
The perfect choice for in-and-out of the saddle climbers on
mixedgrade courses where the race is won in the uphill breakaway. But the 303
is by no means stranded in the high country – it’ll carve you back down the
hill and help you maintain your advantage on flat land too. A favorite of Team
CSC, this is the wheel for all-around cyclists who shine especially bright on
slopes.
$1600
From Ironman championships, to CSC’s Tour de France stage win,
to individual personal bests around the world, more champions in every cycling
discipline ride 404s than any other Zipp wheelset. Now dimpled, the 404 offers
the best performance across the broadest range of conditions. It is the ideal
choice for the all-around rider where power, tempo, and sprinting win the race.
If you’re looking for a single wheelset to speed you whereever you want to go,
if it’s from the training ride or to the finish line, you cannot do better than
the top-selling 404 wheelset family.
New for 2005, every 700c deep section wheelset sports a
sharp-looking, proprietary, aerodynamic dimpled pattern. But the technology is
more than cosmetic. In every wind, speed, and direction Zipp’s dimpled wheels
are more aerodynamic than our same wheels without dimples. In 90 percent of
riding conditions, the innovation will save you between 1 and 4 watts of
energy. (On an 8 percent grade, a 1-watt savings is the equivalent of a static
weight reduction of 340 grams!) The aerodynamic benefit mimics the reason golf
balls have dimples, aircraft wings and racecars use trip strips and vortex
generators, and tennis balls have fuzz. Essentially, the dimples create an
energized layer of air allowing air to follow the contours of the wheel, thus
eliminating much of the low pressure wake, which is the source of 90% of wheel
drag. The dimpled surface is just one more piece of evidence to our continuing
passion to see how far the technology can go.
$1800
Ever go on a solo break away only to be pulled back, and wish
you had the aerodynamic advantage of a disc? Well, wishes do come true. When
you’re looking for pure speed, with outstanding front-end handling and
acceleration to duck in and out of hard turns, or simply disappear into the
distance in a triathlon, look straight to the new dimpled 606.
$1900
New for 2005 and unleashed by teams CSC and Phonak in the Tour
de France, the 808 is at least 10 seconds faster over a 40km level run than any
non-disc wheelset – including three-spokes – in the world. This is one
devastating triathlon or time trial weapon, and is currently the most
aerodynamic non-disc wheelset produced. Its partially oval rim cross-section
and Zipp-exclusive dimpled surface technology make it nearly invisible to the
wind. The 808 represents a host of exhilarating new technologies and will give
you plenty to discuss with your fellow cyclists, if you feel like waiting
around at the finish line for them to show up.
$1900
The fastest average speed stage victory in history was ridden by
Rik Verbrugge at the Grio d’Italia on a Zipp 909, and it seems unlikely that
anything but another 909 or the new 999 will break that record anytime soon.
This is a nearly perfect aerodynamic wheelset, now dimpled (700c only) that is
ideally suited for multisport, time trial and track applications where flat-out
killer speed is key.
$2100
In the Olympic time trial, Tyler Hamilton finished his gold
medal ride :19 seconds ahead of second place on the new dimpled 999 wheelset.
Fellow American Bobby Julich tore through the course on the same wheelset to
pull out a bronze podium finish. Because of its deeper rim, wind will touch the
999 slightly more than the 909, and the 909 will corner slightly better than
the 999, but if you want to go as flaming fast as a bike will take you,
nothing, nothing in the world will even begin to compare with the 999.
$1350
The Zipp disc is simply the lightest, most aerodynamically
efficient wheel of its kind, ever. And because it is even lighter than most
aluminum-rimmed “climbing” wheels, gone are the days when this little demon was
relegated to only flat course dominance.
A culmination of over 14 years of disc manufacture and design
including literally thousands of National, World, and Olympic medals in dozens
of disciplines throughout the last century, the new Zipp discs set a new
standard for this century by which all others must be judged. Since every piece
of carbon cloth, every hand-laid step in the manufacture of the disc had
changed for 2003, many thought that we could rest on our laurels for 2004. So
we redesigned the tooling and further perfecting the processing to better
optimize the size and shape of each specific dimple, and for good measure we
reduced weight at the perimeter edge.Thus, further reducing that critical
rotational moment of inertia to well under any traditional aluminum rim and
wire spoked wheel. Once again, we have had the opportunity to push the envelope
of new alloy usage through our partnership with Alcoa, resulting in even
stronger and stiffer hub components. Furthermore, the new disc hub continues to
be the world’s only interchange from cassette to track compatibility, again
only requiring two tools and a few seconds to complete the transition.
Zipp 900/Discs
The Zipp disc is simply the lightest, most aerodynamically efficient wheel of
its kind, ever. No hype, no speculation, just speed. If you are serious about
going fast, this is the logical choice. Because ZIPP discs are very light, gone
are the days when discs should be considered a flat course wheel only. The 900
disc is generally lighter than most aluminum rimmed rear wheels considered
‘climbing’ wheels, and with unsurpassed lateral stiffness, low overall weight
and a low perimeter mass the ZIPP disc accelerates like no other wheel.
Combine this with a total frontal area of only 19mm and
patent-pending ABLC dimpled surface technology and you have a wheel built for
serious performance.We feel that your event wheels should have maximum value as
well, so your Zipp disc can also perform as a track wheel, or be easily
converted between Campagnolo and Shimano compatibility; because your wheels
should be able to do everything you need them to regardless of how many bikes
you have or events you compete in.
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