Spinergy Carbon Wheels
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X braces? You mean the Rev-X models?50mph said:
I don't think I'd use them, as I've heard of some breakage problems. I called Spinergy about it (since I own a pair), and they offered to sell me a new pair of wheels for 40% off retail if I provided photographic evidence that the Rev-X's were destroyed.
Stay away from them..... there's a flood of them on EBAY and despite what a few fans have to say, most reviews I've seen on them have been very very N-E-G-A-T-I-V-E. In fact, my LBS won't even consider selling them because the rims are just that horrible. If you're considering carbon rims, Spinergy does make a better, affordable rim, the Stealth.50mph said:
Notice that the Spinergys are actually less stiff with the x-braces in than without http://www.sheldonbrown.com/rinard/wheel/ ... Says to me that they are more marketing than performance oriented... I also remember that about 8 years ago(when they came out) they were somewhat popular at races, and about 2 years later you never saw them again. I would say if you pick up a set cheap for training they are fine, but don't even consider dropping any significant coinage on them.50mph said:
That's probably because they all folded up. Rivets and carbon fiber are never a good combination.wilmar13 said:
Either that or the people riding them were blown into the paths of dump trucks, like I almost was 3 years ago. They're horribly succeptible to cross-drafts, and it's really windy around here. Glad I didn't actually have to pay for them... I'd have been ******.artmichalek said:
cydewaze said:
Clydewaze, how much do you weigh? I always hear talk about wheels that have a lot of surface area (usually more aero) being terrible in cross winds... I used to do a TT on my own once per week with a Specialized Trispoke on the front, and one of those psuedo disk covers over a spoked wheel on the back and I never had a problem. I am wondering if it is because I am a larger rider, or if I never rode in what people consider cross winds, or maybe a combination of both... either way I have never ended up being "blown around" with some wheels more than others but it is clear it is a real thing as everyone mentions it.
I actually like my Rev-X's - but given that I only use them for the odd TT and not as training or bunch racing wheels.
I think that the UCI left them off the list of wheels available for use in bunch starts - so that probably explains their dissapearance a couple of years ago.
Mine have the "stiffeners" in them and this makes a difference I think - and I find them pretty handy - especially when out of the saddle and crunching uphill in a TT.
They are, like any other deep dished or bladed wheel, susceptible to the cross wind - but hey - if it is that windy - maybe use your normal wheels instead.
They sound like a helicopter when you really get them going - and I find that they really get going above 35 km/h - below that - well - not sure there would be much difference to any other normally spoked wheel.
I think that the UCI left them off the list of wheels available for use in bunch starts - so that probably explains their dissapearance a couple of years ago.
Mine have the "stiffeners" in them and this makes a difference I think - and I find them pretty handy - especially when out of the saddle and crunching uphill in a TT.
They are, like any other deep dished or bladed wheel, susceptible to the cross wind - but hey - if it is that windy - maybe use your normal wheels instead.
They sound like a helicopter when you really get them going - and I find that they really get going above 35 km/h - below that - well - not sure there would be much difference to any other normally spoked wheel.
I'm around 190 lbs - not light by any means. But it's extremely windy where I live (I often have to drive around for 20 minutes to find where my trash can has blow off to when I get home from work). The girl who gave me the wheels was 125 lbs, and they had their way with her when it came to cross draft.wilmar13 said:
What's probably the case is that you ride 20x faster than I do, so the cross draft is a small percentage of your forward speed, whereas with me the draft is as fast as I am, so I get tossed around.
In all honesty, I was fine with the wheels, and it was only a few times when the wind caused problems. Unfortunately, two of those times put me in very dangerous positions (like coming out from behind a retaining wall and catching a 35mph gust that shoved me in front of a dump truck that was coming up the road behind me). The main thing I hate about the wheels was that they rub the brakes when I stand or hammer hard. The lateral stiffness is horrible.
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