Joined: Jun 2005
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From: South of Raleigh, North of New Hill, East of Harris Lake, NC
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Specialized Roubaix, Giant OCR-C, Specialized Stumpjumper FSR, Stumpjumper Comp, 88 & 92Nishiki Ariel, 87 Centurion Ironman, 92 Paramount, 84 Nishiki Medalist
I have two bikes with bladed spokes. A 1997 LeMond Maillot Juane and a 86 Nishiki Prestige. The latter has a Alex wheelset that I added. I noticed one change with the bladed spokes, they are considerably stiffer compared to the standard spoke wheels so take that into account. It could be the deep V rim contributing to the change. I'm not sure if the improvement I saw in the performance of the Nishiki was due to the bladed spokes or the better hubs that were used on the Alex wheelset, but I did notice a performance improvement.
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