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Old 08-25-15 | 01:03 PM
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crank_addict
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Actually a good thread topic for C&V. Could go back to the years of Zippper fairings and first gen carbon wheels or spokes.

I tried the early Spin windmills. Hated them but rather interesting. Heavy, sluggish and terrible ride, not exactly quality in truing. Poor for the large climbs. But once you had these heavy flywheels up to speed and in the flats, they were stable. Definite difference between the wire spoke aero laced.

Next was a radical laced, feather light wheelset (Ti in the rear, radial non-drive, 3x drive). I'll skip the details but the front was a 32 hole, radial lace using Fiber Flite directional bladed carbon spokes. Rim was a Sun M19-IIa (if I recall correctly the model??). Beautiful rider but you had to be cautious with it and how used. I don't know why but for being a wheel with lighter outer rotational mass it felt confident in stronger cross winds. Its one of the few I can recall having that bonus.
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