Originally Posted by
idiq
One aerospoke weighs as much as my entire road wheelset...
@wroomwroomoops: When I was in Helsinki there was a guy who worked in metal fabrication... Jussi introduced us, but I forgot his name... He built his own bike and 5-spoke wheels... Maybe he's willing to build another pair and sell them?
I don't really need spokeless (few-spoked) wheels. I bought the Taiwanese ones off eBay because they were cheap for a disk-hubbed wheelset, and seemed suitable for winter riding. It's the OP that wants few-spoked wheels. Or did you mean the OP should turn to this guy in Helsinki??
By the way, these wheels which I got, as well as the Grimeca ones, are made from an aluminum-magnesium alloy, and are fairly light for that kind of build.
They're also less sensitive to humidity than an Aerospoke. (CF composites don't like humidity. It's all *****-dory until they get scratched. After the humidity starts creeping in, you're playing with fire.).
When were you o'er here, my friend?