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Old 07-01-06 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by wroomwroomoops
I saw that there has already been a tentative thread about this subject, but it went nowhere. So...

Are there any disadvantages whatsoever to spokeless wheels? By spokeless, I mean those made from cast aluminium or alu-magnesium alloy (or even carbon wheels). My impression would be that there isn't any.
Depends on the individual wheels. Some 3 spoke in the past, for example, have had roundness problems. I'd imagine that a cast metal wheel would have a serious weight penalty compared to a wire spoked wheel.
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