Originally Posted by
banerjek
The thing that I find scary about this is that these wheels began as the stock wheels from someone's bike. I would logically infer that means a lot of people buy brand new bikes that have wheels like this...
Yup. That's what lead into the "new wheels are the best upgrade you can make....." stuff. Yes, the new wheels will almost undoubtedly be lighter and maybe more aero. But all the original wheels may have needed was somebody giving them a hand finish with full release and they would have been fine for many miles.
Get your mind out of the gutter.