Just had an opportunity to weigh the wheels on my Trek Superfly, which stands in as a gravel bike and CX bike depending on what bars I put on it.
Considering what improvements I could make for next CX season, thankfully it wouldn’t take much to shed some considerable weight.
I could either fit some Hunt Gravel wheels, apparently 1.6kg versus the stock 2.1kg Bontrager wheels. This seems like the sensible option considering the amount of accelerations and corners in a CX race.
But on the other hand, for £50 less I could fit some 3T carbon forks instead of the stock Rebas and save the best part of 900g/1kg. Obvious drawback is loss of suspension but I’m practically the only guy on the course with suspension!
If you believe the old adage of ‘rotating weight counts double’ then I’m thinking keeping the benefit of suspension but saving weight on the wheels is the best choice.
Where else would you spend £300 – £500 on a 29er to make it more CX-worthy? (bearing in mind it’s already 1x, and I already have some nice Challenge Limus tyres)