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General Category => The Knowledge => Topic started by: mr endon on 12 April, 2008, 09:06:30 pm

Title: Spinergy Spox
Post by: mr endon on 12 April, 2008, 09:06:30 pm

These never really caught on, though I see they endure in wheelchair world.
Why not? Did they come up short on performance, or were they undone by conservatism?

Title: Re: Spinergy Spox
Post by: andrew_s on 14 April, 2008, 02:12:50 pm

They are quite thick compared to wire spokes, so I'd suspect that you lose more on aerodynamics than you gain on the lower weight