Interesting choice! Usually if you’re going for aero gainz, the rear wheel gets a deeper section rim because it’s less susceptible to being blown off course by a gust of wind while the front wheel, being the one that directly steers the bike, gets a shallower one.
This is why you’ll often see solid discs front and rear on an indoor velodrome, solid disc in the rear with deep section front rim for outdoor velodrome riding, and deeper section rim rear and shallower section front for roadracing.
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Interesting choice! Usually if you’re going for aero gainz, the rear wheel gets a deeper section rim because it’s less susceptible to being blown off course by a gust of wind while the front wheel, being the one that directly steers the bike, gets a shallower one.
This is why you’ll often see solid discs front and rear on an indoor velodrome, solid disc in the rear with deep section front rim for outdoor velodrome riding, and deeper section rim rear and shallower section front for roadracing.