Wrong.

I have had Spinergy wheels, Aerospoke wheels, 36 hole spoke wheels, 32 hole spoke wheels, disc wheels, etc. and never once did any of them explode from hitting a pothole at an above moderate speed. I rode the Spinergy Rev X wheels (front and back) for 6 months and put over 1000 miles on them, still as solid and true as when I received them used with well over 5000 miles on them.

I'm not buying into the hype of exploding wheels, tragic losses and catastrophic failure.

People need to just chill out and not worry about what other people do and just ride their bicycles.


Ride the wheels for aesthetics, pleasure, weight, who the **** cares.

where's dutret when you need him?

Considering your bike is black and the least visible colour you could ride in traffic, you're putting yourself at marginally increased risk over someone riding a yellow bike for the sake of fashion.

I assume as well that you never leave the house unless you're clad head to toe in lycra


Alot of people bash arospoks because they want everyone to know how untrendy they as fixed gear riders are. It's just a camoflaged version of hipster bashing, and it's dorky as all hell.

I donno...are they any heavier than Velocity Deep-V's? How about crosswinds?


I almost got put into the ground once because I picked my hands up off of my bars to wipe my sweat off my face and the wind blew. (with Deep-V's)

They were cool with the cool kids. They got some more widespread popularity, making them uncool. Now they're made fun of.

Just like everything else that is part of an "alternative" or edgy scene.

One could easily argue that flashy colours attract thieves, and hence, black is a functional choice.

Lycra is not work appropriate, makes carrying your wallet and keys more difficult, and is, in general, just not very functional when tooling around town.

I've heard they're heavy but just in holding them they don't feel noticably heavier than deep v's plus I've always heard that they were pretty fast. I'm old and fat so there's nothing remotely "hip" about me. I'll try 'em out and see what I think. I'm not trying to impress anyone....I just like riding fast and I need something that'll hold my weight.

A more functional choice would have been to cover up his decals with hockey tape to make the bike even less attractive to thieves. But he just had to let everyone know he had a nice bike

It was an example anyway

rear jersey pockets have plenty of room for keys, wallet, tools, tube, etc. lycra shorts with a t-shirt on the other hand...

Examples are supposed to make sense.

Made perfect sense as mentioned above. If you can't be bothered to use the tinyest bit of logical processing to figure it out, don't come turning it around on me.

When people stop complaining about hipsters, they will cease to be.

****, if I were a thief I'd go trolling for the nicest black/silver bikes I could find. Why would I want to steal a bike with a unique color?

Alright,

"Considering your bike is black and the least visible colour you could ride in traffic, you're putting yourself at marginally increased risk over someone riding a yellow bike for the sake of fashion."

First of all, black is very visible during the day but not at night, just as white is very visible at night but not during the day. Regardless, it's possible that yellow was simply not an option for the frame he was set on. What is the more functional choice? Basing your purchase on color or quality? That sounds a lot like picking an inferior wheel over a superior one for a perceived superficial benefit.

At any rate, we're now discussing apples and oranges. Riding on an aerospoke vs. riding a laced wheel is an A or B question. You buy one or you buy the other. Riding a nice quality bike vs. riding a lesser quality bike or painting a nice quality bike with a nice quality paint job or wrapping a quality bike in hockey tape is an A or B or A+C or A+D issue. Hardly an apt comparison.

"I assume as well that you never leave the house unless you're clad head to toe in lycra "

Like I said, lycra is more functional on fitness rides, but for tooling around town it's not always ideal. Comfortable? Sure. But if you're going to work, shopping, hitting a bar... Even if you sweat was wicked away nicely the whole way there and your bum feels nice and comfy, you're unlikely to feel all that comfortable once you arrive. These are all things you can do on a bike, and all things I wouldn't want to do while clad in lycra, even though I do wear it, head to to, when I'm out riding for riding's sake.

Carry a change of clothes, you say? I don't want to. I consider having to carry extra clothes around less functional than riding in my regular clothes.

Besides, that's a completely unfair example. You won't be publicly mocked for riding on a laced wheel rather than an aerospoke, whereas the same cannot be said for, say, going to a soccer game, or visiting a dying relative while clad in lycra.

Granted, they're both essentially still issues of fashion, but in terms of severity, they're from Venus and Mars, respectively.

Right, cuz there's only the 2 kinds of wheels, Aerospoke or laced.

Personally, I want one, for the Skyway reason. But not for $300.

I would fully rock them for that same reason...

...but only for free.

You can always wear bike shorts under your regular pants. Works fine for tooling around town, not recommended for long haul rides. As for the sweaty shirt... light colors keep you cooler in the sun.

When it comes to fixed gear ridin they are PURELY for looks.

But i like them, so I'm not hating.

i'd sue MASH for telling you it was OK to try at home.

hahahaha....good one

No hate on the Aerospoke, they look pretty fancy. I was actually thinking of getting one, but spending 300 on just one wheel i think is kinda nuts, knowing now of its lack of function reassures my plans to not buying one.

You could practically buy a brand new Pista for a price of a set.

how is that any better?

I think its funny because the spokes usually cost more than the frame.

And it's not even suited for road use....

It's like some lame guy putting crazy rims on his stanza POS. You look like a re-re who wants to impress. Rock that **** to the coffee shop... but god knows you're easy to drop.