Road Cycling - Spinergy RevX - worth the risk?

Ok so some of us have heard the horror stories of Rev X wheels failing....but with the thousands? of these wheels out there, surely it must actually be a small percentage. I feel that with regular checking of the CF blades for nicks and cuts and cracks etc, I could save myself from a faceplant.

At less than half the price (second hand) to second hand trispokes, I am thinking might it be worth the small risk?

What would you guys do. I am tempted.... really i want a pros and cons flame war really..

TIA
Brendon

I had a set of RevX on my Trek Y-Foil, sexiest looking wheels on the sexiest bike on the planet. After a short while I noticed a few small rock chips on the leading edge of two of the bladed spokes, exposing some the soft carbon fibers. I sold the wheels the next day.

Ok so some of us have heard the horror stories of Rev X wheels failing....but with the thousands? of these wheels out there, surely it must actually be a small percentage. I feel that with regular checking of the CF blades for nicks and cuts and cracks etc, I could save myself from a faceplant.

At less than half the price (second hand) to second hand trispokes, I am thinking might it be worth the small risk?

What would you guys do. I am tempted.... really i want a pros and cons flame war really..

TIA
Brendon

I bought a rev x front wheel about 2 months ago off of ebay. It had 2 chips in the carbon that had been repaired with nail polish. As I understand, this is the correct way to repair them. I have not had any problems and I go over some rough railroad tracks on a regular basis on training rides. Everything that I have read about them (like on roadbikereview) has seemed to indicate that if they are going to fail, they do it pretty quickly. If the wheel has been around for a while, I would assume it is one of the tough ones and will probably be a good thing. I weigh in about 155 so I'm not huge. In heavy wind, they will make you nervous. I live in Kansas and what we lack in hills we make up for in wind. Once it gets to 25 - 30 mile per hour gusts steering becomes a whole new experience.
Just my 2 cents

These would be race only wheels, with expensive clinchers (I do quite a few unsupported races where road side repairs might be needed, and I dont fancy carrying spare tubbies etc) and racing cassette etc. If it gets that windy I would probably consider maybe just the rear rev-x and my standard 30mm Velomax rim on the front.

Some time in the future I might get a rear disc. Money is the issue here!

Also does anyone have a comparison in relation to trispokes and discs?

Brendon

It had 2 chips in the carbon that had been repaired with nail polish. As I understand, this is the correct way to repair them
Would this be the correct way to repair carbon forks that have had minor damage as well?

Brendon