[David]

I'm one of those guys who thought deep carbon wheels were a waste off money for a non-racer just out riding for fun but when 9 out of 10 riders in your fast group have them you start to wonder. I just bought another set of aluminum wheels a few months ago because I still wasn't convinced but since then I've been questioning my decision especially after talking to fellow riders about the benefit of aero wheels.

I bought a set of Bontrager Paradigm Elite TLR wheels for $800 (minus my 15% club discount at my LBS). I chose them for their 1,490 gram weight, 19.5 mm inner width and the reasonable price. I'm running 25mm and sometimes 28mm tires so I prefer a wider width rim.

In carbon wheels the only wide rim brakes wheels I've found are the new Bontrager Aeolus XXX wheels with 21mm inner width and at $2,400 they're cheaper than most other top line carbon wheels.