Nipple to nipple

"Bestest Handsander" wrote:

They have
all the advantages of light wheels... fast acceleration, easy climbing, etc.
that made me want a light pair. Now the strong part. I weigh 265lbs.

You weigh 265 lbs and you can notice faster acceleration and easier
cimbing with these wheels? I'm skeptical. Are you sure this isn't
placebo effect?

Art Harris

"Bestest Handsander" wrote:

They have
all the advantages of light wheels... fast acceleration, easy climbing, etc.
that made me want a light pair. Now the strong part. I weigh 265lbs.

You weigh 265 lbs and you can notice faster acceleration and easier
cimbing with these wheels? I'm skeptical. Are you sure this isn't
placebo effect?

Art Harris

"Bestest Handsander" wrote:

They have
all the advantages of light wheels... fast acceleration, easy climbing, etc.
that made me want a light pair. Now the strong part. I weigh 265lbs.

You weigh 265 lbs and you can notice faster acceleration and easier
cimbing with these wheels? I'm skeptical. Are you sure this isn't
placebo effect?

Art Harris

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"Bestest Handsander" wrote:

They have
all the advantages of light wheels... fast acceleration, easy climbing,
etc.
that made me want a light pair. Now the strong part. I weigh 265lbs.

You weigh 265 lbs and you can notice faster acceleration and easier
cimbing with these wheels? I'm skeptical.

You read my thoughts ;-)

Lou

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om...
"Bestest Handsander" wrote:

They have
all the advantages of light wheels... fast acceleration, easy climbing,
etc.
that made me want a light pair. Now the strong part. I weigh 265lbs.

You weigh 265 lbs and you can notice faster acceleration and easier
cimbing with these wheels? I'm skeptical.

You read my thoughts ;-)

Lou

"Art Harris" schreef in bericht
om...
"Bestest Handsander" wrote:

They have
all the advantages of light wheels... fast acceleration, easy climbing,
etc.
that made me want a light pair. Now the strong part. I weigh 265lbs.

You weigh 265 lbs and you can notice faster acceleration and easier
cimbing with these wheels? I'm skeptical.

You read my thoughts ;-)

Lou

"Art Harris" wrote in message
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"Bestest Handsander" wrote:

They have
all the advantages of light wheels... fast acceleration, easy climbing,
etc.
that made me want a light pair. Now the strong part. I weigh 265lbs.

You weigh 265 lbs and you can notice faster acceleration and easier
cimbing with these wheels? I'm skeptical. Are you sure this isn't
placebo effect?

Art Harris

Could be, but if it is who cares. All in the head or not I feel I climb
faster with them, and so far they have been strong enough to handle my size.
My post was a review of a product I've used for that past few months. If
you've already decided that light wheels don't make a difference especially
for a big guy, I'm not out to change your mind. I've followed the debates
about light wheels on this forum for a long time and lacked the experience
to contribute to it meaningful. At the risk of diverting a product review
into the quagmire of "light wheels are better - no they're not", I'll
respond.

I decided to try a light wheel set for myself and have to say that these
wheels spin up faster than the ones I rode on before. They weight about a
pound less than my previous set. And even though my light 'n thin cycling
brothers whose body type leaves them endangered when the wind picks up may
not believe this, but even to a big guy, a pound more is still heavier than
"not a pound more!" As Lennard Zinn said in one of his articles about
Basso putting heavier wheels on his Alpe D' Huez bike to make UCI weight,
even the smoothest climbers are constantly accelerating and decelerating as
they go up. And light wheels accelerate faster. Now maybe you question my
ability to perceive the difference... well maybe I'm just more perceptive
than you!

Anyway, bottom line... If you have decided to try a light pair of wheels,
I'd recommend these. I *FEEL* them to be light, strong, and comfortable.

As always, YMMV

"Art Harris" wrote in message
om...
"Bestest Handsander" wrote:

They have
all the advantages of light wheels... fast acceleration, easy climbing,
etc.
that made me want a light pair. Now the strong part. I weigh 265lbs.

You weigh 265 lbs and you can notice faster acceleration and easier
cimbing with these wheels? I'm skeptical. Are you sure this isn't
placebo effect?

Art Harris

Could be, but if it is who cares. All in the head or not I feel I climb
faster with them, and so far they have been strong enough to handle my size.
My post was a review of a product I've used for that past few months. If
you've already decided that light wheels don't make a difference especially
for a big guy, I'm not out to change your mind. I've followed the debates
about light wheels on this forum for a long time and lacked the experience
to contribute to it meaningful. At the risk of diverting a product review
into the quagmire of "light wheels are better - no they're not", I'll
respond.

I decided to try a light wheel set for myself and have to say that these
wheels spin up faster than the ones I rode on before. They weight about a
pound less than my previous set. And even though my light 'n thin cycling
brothers whose body type leaves them endangered when the wind picks up may
not believe this, but even to a big guy, a pound more is still heavier than
"not a pound more!" As Lennard Zinn said in one of his articles about
Basso putting heavier wheels on his Alpe D' Huez bike to make UCI weight,
even the smoothest climbers are constantly accelerating and decelerating as
they go up. And light wheels accelerate faster. Now maybe you question my
ability to perceive the difference... well maybe I'm just more perceptive
than you!

Anyway, bottom line... If you have decided to try a light pair of wheels,
I'd recommend these. I *FEEL* them to be light, strong, and comfortable.

As always, YMMV

"Art Harris" wrote in message
om...
"Bestest Handsander" wrote:

They have
all the advantages of light wheels... fast acceleration, easy climbing,
etc.
that made me want a light pair. Now the strong part. I weigh 265lbs.

You weigh 265 lbs and you can notice faster acceleration and easier
cimbing with these wheels? I'm skeptical. Are you sure this isn't
placebo effect?

Art Harris

Could be, but if it is who cares. All in the head or not I feel I climb
faster with them, and so far they have been strong enough to handle my size.
My post was a review of a product I've used for that past few months. If
you've already decided that light wheels don't make a difference especially
for a big guy, I'm not out to change your mind. I've followed the debates
about light wheels on this forum for a long time and lacked the experience
to contribute to it meaningful. At the risk of diverting a product review
into the quagmire of "light wheels are better - no they're not", I'll
respond.

I decided to try a light wheel set for myself and have to say that these
wheels spin up faster than the ones I rode on before. They weight about a
pound less than my previous set. And even though my light 'n thin cycling
brothers whose body type leaves them endangered when the wind picks up may
not believe this, but even to a big guy, a pound more is still heavier than
"not a pound more!" As Lennard Zinn said in one of his articles about
Basso putting heavier wheels on his Alpe D' Huez bike to make UCI weight,
even the smoothest climbers are constantly accelerating and decelerating as
they go up. And light wheels accelerate faster. Now maybe you question my
ability to perceive the difference... well maybe I'm just more perceptive
than you!

Anyway, bottom line... If you have decided to try a light pair of wheels,
I'd recommend these. I *FEEL* them to be light, strong, and comfortable.

As always, YMMV

In article , says...
Strolling around the bike-stuff websites, I came upon these
wheels:
http://tinyurl.com/6e5hq
The significant feature is that the spokes go from one nipple,
through the hub, to a nipple on the other side of the rim.
At least, that's what the text says. The pictures aren't
saying that.
The claim is that it increases stiffness.
Now, I have two problems with this design.
1. The spoke starts out bent due to the dishing on either
side of the hub.
2. If the spoke really is a single unit from nipple to
nipple, doesn't acceleration bend it?

It is a kevlar thread, so bending is not a problem.
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Alex