Originally Posted by
cny-bikeman
That's funny to even consider. The weight advantaqe of alloy nipples for two 32 spoke wheels is about 40 grams. Their main benefit is that you can get them in colors.
Yeah, that was why I'd considered them, but I've known of weight weenies who want them to shave that extra 20 grams from their 16+20 low spoke count wheelset. They're out there.
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