Originally Posted by
woodcraft
I think you're psyching yourself out.
I had a crash (more of a mechanical) a couple of years ago, in windy conditions, and became very concerned about the integrity of my (carbon) fork- it seemed prone to shimmy. Turned out that I was jiggling it to see if it would wobble, and it did. No issue otherwise, and when I calmed down, so did the bike.
Anyway, I have R-SYS wheels, and like them. A bit high strung with the compression ring and all, but very light and stiff.
I think the aero factor is overblown- like coming in last in a race, but 3 seconds behind the winner.
If they were so unsafe, wouldn't there be more to read about than one high profile event five years ago?
It's my understanding that they are still selling well, particularly in Europe, where many race on them. A buddy recently got a set after an unfortunate pre-ride mishap trashed his wheel. He rides a primo bike & no doubt did some research.
There might be an R-SYS support group out there, to work through these issues....
"There might be an R-SYS support group out there, to work through these issues...."
Well played sir!
Perhaps you are right. I got scared about reading all the bad reviews online about these wheels. I really do love the braking performance of them and they do extremely well for going up steep climbs. In descents with strong gusts of wind though, the front wheel seems to get thrown quite a bit which is what feels so unsafe for me but then again I may just have to keep riding and get used to it. The posts I found online strongly advised against riding them which threw a big red flag for me. My primary concern with these wheels was safety. Maybe I am over-reacting to the safety issue but when doing long descents at high speed, I am essentially putting my life in the hands of the equipment I use. I need to at least "believe" that the equipment is dependable. Knowing there were issues with these at least puts a bit of doubt in my mind.