Rodi Evo Airplane Wheels

[Banjo]

I just bought a secondhand but virtually unused pair of these for not much more than the cost of the racelight tyres that came on them. They look good, bearings seem very smooth ,done a few hundred miles on them and seem to ride ok with very little flexing (unlike my old Alex race 28s that would be for ever touching the brake blocks whenever I got out of the saddle up hill).

I had never heard of Rodi before and wondered what is known about them.

 

[G10WLD]

I bought a Ribble Gran Fondo which came with Rodi wheels as spec'd. Two spokes on the front wheel have now snapped at different times whilst the bike was sitting idle - no damage, just snapped. I returned the wheel to Ribble - whose customer care is not great and am waiting for their proposals - so far they say they have simply replaced the broken spoke (I had the first one replaced locally).... my opinion on the wheels - avoid them at all costs, spokes snapping at random on the front wheel is seriously dangerous!

 

[gbb]

Barring G10s post above, i havnt heard anything BAD about them, rather that they're rather heavy, basic wheels, good VFM, not the best , not the worst, etc etc.
Got a pair on my ribble, immediately transferred them to my Bianchi which is ready for sale....they run smooth, true after several rides...nothing to report really, just as you'd (hopefully) expect.

 

[G10WLD]

gbb, curious what did you put on your ribble instead of the Rodi's? (not so curious as to why you want to sell them, I go along with that one)