Originally Posted by
Bikedued
Stupid modern wheels!! Jeez you'd think they could make it less complicated. The hubs all seem to have their own way of going together, and don't get me started on the multitude of different spoke nipples. I saw some yesterday that looked like a reverse (male)torx? The spokes are another thing. I have been trying to fix a wheel for a week and a half now, and they had to be ordered. The nipples didn't come with the spokes, so I had to call in again. Seriously? wtf?,,,,BD
Were they on those DT Swiss "Tricon" wheels? Because if they were, the Torx aspect is just the beginning of their silliness. I sincerely hope I never have to true one.
Mountain bikes, they are just too heavy and the tires are too fat for me to get terribly interested in.
They're not all heavy. My last two XC mountain bikes hold three consecutive course records on our local Midnight Century and come in around 18-19 pounds when set up for that. It's funny when I show up for a road ride with my XC bike and it's the lightest bike there
^ 18.3 pounds in an extra-large
What I don't know much about is IGH. The "black box" nature of them inspires me to NOT open them up and mess with their guts
This goes double for ones that are long out-of-production, where parts won't be available if I mess something up.