i think they look exceptionally cool on the new factory made
type frames - completely seemless - a great aesthetic.
i also think they're a solution to a problem that never existed.
time will tell whether they have technological merit or not.
not that it matters, and it's a related issue, but i feel the same
way about 28.6mm fork columns; they're necessary for nonferrous
materials but are not rational for folks still interested in building
their own forks along with their frames, as opposed to getting on
the phone and calling "forks-r-us".
e-RICHIE