Originally Posted by
carleton
Kaben, a 5 spoke isn't automatically fast.
Here is a 5 spoke that can be had for $500 new and comes in front a rear. Why don't people buy this?
Ask yourself, "If 5-spokes are fast, then why don't triathletes and road TT specialists use them?"
80mm deep lenticular wheels are
proven (with wind tunnel "receipts").
Front discs can be
very difficult to manage even with moderate wind gusts. They can be helpful in ideal conditions...and detrimental in less-than-ideal conditions (read: make you
slower).
I think I'm gonna sponsor a proper scientific study to articulate and enumerate how "fast" a 5 spoke really is. I'm surprised that no one has done this being that the IO is
literally the most expensive bicycle wheel on the market at $4,000 USD.
I'm just here for the Aerospoke references
It's like the early 90's all over again.
Send me an iO and an iO Rio and I'll test them next time I'm in the tunnel.
All the data I've ever seen suggests that for a carbon spoked wheel, 3 is the magic number. (The original dupont/specialized/hed3, the new PRO and H3+, and soon the 3spoke from Aerocoach - maybe the 3G from Mavic as well, but I've never seen any data from them) unless the crazy claims made by the 2spoke company turn out to be true.