American Classic 420 Aero 3 Wheelset

I have no idea of the exact month when they released the new 2016 American Classic 420 Aero 3 wheelset but since it's almost the end of June and bicycle parts manufacturers start to release next year's parts by the last quarter of the previous year, there should be plenty of photo resources from cyclists all over the internet. But this is not the case. Until this writing, you can only see product photos from manufacturer's website. What we need are photos of it on real bikes, bikes that people use on locations that exists. This made the wheel picking very hard as I have four other choices to ponder on. To make things difficult, I am not a fan of AC's three spoke group, aesthetically.

There are lots of literature, both formal and informal, on Fulcrums, Mavics, or even Shimanos but none so far for American Classic's newest 420 Aero 3 wheelset. I hope that this photo will reach more users who are considering the new wheels.

American Classic 420 Aero 3 wrapped with Continental Grand Prix 4000 S II

This is not a review of the wheelset as this is just acquired with zero mileage so far. I hope to do a better review after a few thousand miles.

But for the shallow side of things, a weigh in is a must to get that gear acquisition high that justifies that load of cash you just blew.

Some more photos!

The new 3 group spoke pattern of the 420 Aero 3 is pretty sweet. More balanced looking compared to the previous style of last generation of 420 Aeros.

At this point, I'm glad I picked this wheelset over the Fulcrum Racing Quattro LG.

This wheelset looks perfect with the 24mm Continental Grand Prix 4000 S II.

Prior to wheelset change, this bike weighed a quite reasonable 8.42 kilograms as seen in my previous blog entry. Before the frame change, my Cannondale CAAD8 bike weighed 8.98 kilograms.

The weight of my bike prior to wheelset change. Take note that my bike was squeaky clean when weighed.

New weight with the 420 Aero 3 installed. 

That is a total of 760 grams difference! I always thought that my RS11s were light. Now they felt like stone wheels they used in the Flintstones cartoons. My next blog entry will be weighing the Shimano RS11.