i love the look of them, i remember having two 5 spoke wheels on my haro shredder bmx, why are they so expensive for road/fixed gears? also any other cheap alternatives?

Here's a very informative thread:
https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespee...ke-wheels.html

why thank you

How the **** did I miss that thread?

They're expensive because unlike your BMX bike, weight is a huge factor when people shop for road cycling gear. Carbon fiber is the most widely used material when dealing with aerodynamics because you can use more material while keeping the weight down. Deeper sections are preferable to increase aerodynamics and with that comes weight. While these wheels do look cool, their main purpose is for speed so price is subjective to what you're trying to accomplish.

They're 70% foam.

70% by weight or 70% by volume ?

Anyways, that has little to do with why they cost so much.

volume

Still beats getting cardboard honeycomb with ZIPP

Like to know how that happened!!

Termites.

Too late for the exterminator, I suppose?

Bees maybe?

Those are special disc wheels used by the Honey Stinger racing team

Sponsorship

Ahh, Should have guessed.

Actually, it's a prop in the new horror movie, "The killer bees hidden in the disc wheel."

Is the title "Supreme Rush vs. Killer Bees"?

Dude, it's Premium Rush... *smh*

Show some respect for the best bike movie of all time.

/sarcasm

Sorry. That's what I meant. Best movie of all time, for sure.

I love how quickly things spiral out here. I lol'd.

Exactly why I love this forum... things constantly go off the rails in the most unexpected ways.