Originally Posted by
grant40
R.I.C.E = Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancement. You are thinking of Rice Rocket, which is actually racist. When I am talking about how disk wheel covers are bad, I am only talking about the plastic and cardboard things that people put on for looks only. This excluses bike polo, in which they do actually serve a purpose.
Actually, plastic spoke covers work pretty well and don't weigh much more, if any, than carbon. Covering the spokes gives a lenticular wheel, which actually outperforms a flat disk in a lot of real-world circumstances. Now, if you're talking about those bolt-on covers for BMX wheels, then yeah...