operaman:
So who has the good recommendation/experience for around 50-60mm aero wheels for my R3. I am looking at Reynolds Assault C, Mavic Cosmic Carbone SL, Williams 58 carbon clincher. I can spend up to about $1200. I have a set of ROL Race SL which an excellent alloy wheel with 32 mm aero in case I am doing any climbing. I live in Chicago so I am intrigued by the advantages of a more aero wheel, where the added weight will probably not be much of an issue.
Just food for thought but the Reynolds and Williams do not use bladed spokes on those wheels. It seems like it makes sense to try and get full aero advantage out of a deep rimmed wheel and without blades it would not be as fast. The Mavics are pretty heavy even though weight is not your stated concern. Why go heavy if you don't need to? I recently learned about Boyd Bikes,
www.boydbikes.com, no affiliation. He has full carbon clincher and tubular wheels as deep as 88mm for $950 or less depending on rim depth. I liked what I saw and ordered a pair and should receive them soon. They look promising, low weight, and what appears to be a quality build for the price. It's not that any of those other wheels are flawed in any way but I think there are wheels out there that offer more for less money.