More money than sense?

[Hip Priest]

Quite well I imagine, but maybe commuting is not the idea behind them.

Alan Sugar could probably afford to stick a pair on one of his Pinarellos as a commuter hack.

 

[bikeman66]

Yes i know, but the thought of a spoke made from a few millimeters in width piece of carbon, holding a wheel in place scares me! I'm not that happy about carbon forks either.My carbon forks snapped when i was hit by that car in April. Carbon just isn't as strong as aluminium no matter what they say. There are two things i always check before i go for a ride. One is making sure the wheel skewers are tight and locked in. The other is running my fingers over the forks, even sometimes inspecting them by torchlight to look for anything dodgy.

I think carbon is as strong as aluminium, it just doesn't have the impact resistance. A slightly bent alumium fork will likely be a snapped carbon fork. To be honest, I never give a moments thought to the possibility that my forks may snap. Yes, of course you hear of these kinds of failure, but I bet they make up the minutest percentage when considering the thousands of miles covered every day on bikes with carbon frames and forks...........and handlebars for that matter (which I had snap on me on a mountain bike years ago).

 

[Dogtrousers]

Like @ColinJ I'm not too bothered by other people's sense-to-money ratio. There are things that I spend money on that would most definitely be considered extravagant by many here.

Anyway, are they not aimed at least in part at people who make money from cycling, to whom they are legitimate business expenses?

 

[Dirk]

Yes i know, but the thought of a spoke made from a few millimeters in width piece of carbon, holding a wheel in place scares me! ..........

Spokes work in tension.
I believe the tensile strength of CF is greater than steel?

 

[Poacher]

25g is about an ounce. They've saved an ounce at the cost of four grand. That's more expensive than cocaine.

Please PM me the contact details of your dealer!!!!

 

[Dayvo]

.....I heard if you run over an ant they shatter

And they shatter themselves milliseconds before they are run over.

 

[Tim Hall]

...reckon you'll need one of these to go with those wheels.....
http://www.bikerumor.com/2015/11/30...s-floor-pump-into-the-ultimate-bottle-opener/

.....they cost 450 dollars. I personally wouldn't waste my money - waiting till they do one with a corkscrew.........

Reading the blurb, the vanilla pump is 450 dollars. The bottle opener is another 30. More to the point, why does the beer bottle have a crown cap as well as a swing top?

 

[vickster]

You are talking about a man who spent 3 days semi-conscious with a pulse rate over 150 bpm, a swollen, throbbing red leg, barely able to breathe, contemplating whether he should send for a doctor ...

Yes - I'm a wee bit skint!

I don't really follow. Did you have to retire as a result ?

 

[midliferider]

If I am given a choice, I will chose more money over sense. The argument is that if I have money I do not need sense. Of course within limit.

But I enjoy my life even without lots of money, because I have sense.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I don't really follow. Did you have to retire as a result ?

I think @ColinJ is recounting that anecdote to indicate how much sense he has (a sensible person would seek assistance immediately). And that he has less money than this.

HTH

 

[Cuchilo]

More money than sense would be to buy the wheels and use them to ride to work every day .

 

[Dogtrousers]

More money than sense would be to buy the wheels and use them to ride to work every day .

Or construct a cycling-themed party susan out of them.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Perhaps, if I were racing , the wheels would be worth it. But I'm not racing, so I'm not going to update. 1980's Campy for the tubulars, strong enough to support my now non-racing self. Once I get the Olmo repaired.

 

[Markymark]

Only an idiot spends on style over substance.

Sent from my iPhone.

 

[TheJDog]

There's something about carbon wheels and spokes that worries me. I'm going to get told i don't know what i'm on about, that may be true, but the thought of hurtling down a hill at say 40mph on a material that gives no warning of breakage and just snaps or shatters if hit the wrong way means that even if i could afford those wheels i'd rather go for the most expensive alloy wheels and spokes.

An alloy spoke on your front wheel could snap without warning. That could be nasty.