(Clearly Un)Notable Wheel Differences

[bpsmith]

In the past I was a bit of a hi-fi buff, and I built my own amplifiers and active crossovers and put together my own active speaker systems. And I got what I think were fantastic sounds at very modest prices. But the high-end hi-fi world was awash with pseudo-religious tripe, with high-profile reviewers insisting they could hear minute differences when using even different mains leads (I kid you not) - "the third player in the second violins sounds a bit off-key with this lead", honestly, crap of those proportions

Why did you bother building your own kit when everyone knows that all amplifiers sound the same?

 

[Dan B]

Why do you bother reading anyone else's posts when you know they will all say the same thing?

 

[Alan O]

Why did you bother building your own kit when everyone knows that all amplifiers sound the same?

They don't, and I never suggested they do.

 

[Kestevan]

I've never been able to tell much difference in any of my wheelsets.

Tyres make much more difference IMO.

Yeah but they're all going to be the same when the bike never leaves the shed.......

 

[BurningLegs]

Yellow Saddle should take his own advice and go get a beer. I bet it makes him feel better even though the science says he'll feel worse.

My favourite post in this thread. It certainly made me chuckle!

 

[Yellow Saddle]

My favourite post in this thread. It certainly made me chuckle!

It did raise a smile this side too. However, the science is against Crackle on this one.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/...king-pub-friends-good-says-oxford-university/

 

[Ajax Bay]

"laterally stiff yet vertically compliant"
"this bike climbs like a squirrel, descends like a greased squirrel on a luge, corners like a decagon, and accelerates like a methamphetamine-addicted rabbit."
Contributors to this thread might like this article: bikesnob-2008-dream-bike-shootout, - it looks at bikes, but could be cloned for a good article on a 'shoot-out' between different types of wheel.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

"laterally stiff yet vertically compliant"
"this bike climbs like a squirrel, descends like a greased squirrel on a luge, corners like a decagon, and accelerates like a methamphetamine-addicted rabbit."
Contributors to this thread might like this article: bikesnob-2008-dream-bike-shootout, - it looks at bikes, but could be cloned for a good article on a 'shoot-out' between different types of wheel.

The bike shootout you linked to is the funniest bike review I've ever read.

Thanks for posting.

Graham

 

[bpsmith]

They don't, and I never suggested they do.

I was having a laugh. You know that it doesn't sound the same and never said so. Likewise, I know that all wheels are not the same, yet others suggest they are.

 

[Alan O]

I was having a laugh. You know that it doesn't sound the same and never said so. Likewise, I know that all wheels are not the same, yet others suggest they are.

Ah, got you

Oh, and yes, I know all wheels aren't the same too - it's just the meaningless nonsense that we hear reviewers claiming for them (and other items) at times that makes me both smile and sigh.

 

[bpsmith]

Ah, got you

Oh, and yes, I know all wheels aren't the same too - it's just the meaningless nonsense that we hear reviewers claiming for them (and other items) at times that makes me both smile and sigh.

I got that too. Hence my response. Lost in translation I guess.

 

[reacher]

I think you've just revealed your true colours. Screw the facts. Let's do astrology.

The fact is, if you ride enough their are differences, try answering with something that contributes to a discussion instead of trying to sound like you spend all your time looking on the Internet for smart answers, or alternatively go out an ride some then ride some more an come back an tell us all what conclusion you came to about differant sets of wheels

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I think it's high time that we had a new section on the forum called 'Sensitive Issues Guaranteed To Cause A shoot Storm'.

In it could go the Helmet thread, anything to do with incremental performance increases due to components being lighter or stiffer or whatever, matters arising from errant cyclists who can obviously do no wrong simply because they are cyclists, anything to do with dogs, horses and CARS upsetting the cyclist's equilibrium whilst 'out there' and controversial stuff like insurance for cyclists, road-craft tests for cyclists, is it ok to dress like a Ninja and ride in the dark with no lights, is Hi Viz sensible attire or is it the work of Beelzebub, etc.

 

[winjim]

It's come to something when on a forum dedicated to a machine, we have difficulty discussing the engineering behind it.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

I'm currently using this thread to wean my wife off Eastenders.

Graham