Originally Posted by
ramzilla
Please don't listen to all the elitist snobs that condemn spoke protectors. It's cheap insurance. You never know when your RD may get bumped or bent. Stuff happens. ....
You know, I HATE spoke protectors. Don't like the weight, the look, etc. YET....I have an old Raleigh Sprite, and it has a honkin' big CHROME spoke protector. Looks like it belongs there (and probably weighs half a pound on it's own), and I'm going to leave it.
Would I put a spoke protector on any of my road bikes? Not in a million years! But in some places, they work.