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Carbon wheels vs aluminium wheels

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Carbon wheels vs aluminium wheels

Which are better, carbon wheels or aluminium wheels?

There will be plenty of riders in each camp, with strong feelings for and against their chosen hoops.

We decided to put both to the test on our training loop, using our trusty Kinesis rig and chucked our observations into the pot too.

See which performed best when Bontrager and Mavic went wheel-to-wheel.

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