Dude, they're called aerospokes. Everybody has them. The funny thing is that I remember the same exact arguments about mag wheels.

kid 1:"why do you like those mag wheels?"
kid 2:"cause they look so rad"
kid 1:"dude, but they're so heavy"
kid 2:"well, they're really strong too"
kid 1:"I knew this kid who was riding with them and they shattered into a million pieces"