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i recognize that this is completely irrational, since they're the best wheels money can buy, but i can't stand lightweight wheels on bikes. not from a functional perspective, but the logo/name just kills the bike aesthetically. it's like if your bike were made by a company called "really fast" and your downtube had a big decal with "really fast" printed in times new roman. couldn't they just make a cool logo and slap that on there instead? (or, since they don't really do much marketing anyway, no log at all?)
― eh mec, elle est ou ma caisse? (ytth), Saturday, 5 July 2014 16:43 (nine years ago) link
100% agree with you, when I first saw the bike the Meilenstein was uppermost and I was wondering who made these wheels with such cool graphics, then I saw the crappy Lightweight decals and they are an instant turnoff.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Sunday, 6 July 2014 06:37 (nine years ago) link
yeah my objection is not the visual aesthetic, that seattube 'lug' is nice.
i do think the aesthetic of a 1 1/8 stem clamp over a 44mm headtube continues to be bad.
I'm also not entirely sure what the whole tapered steerer thing is supposed to achieve, test theres a bigger crown race but I've never hear a complaint about the load bearing capacity or longevity of a 1 1/8th inch crown race
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Sunday, 6 July 2014 13:21 (nine years ago) link
I now have a ti bike with a 1" hs, and a carbon cx with a pretty massive 1.5/1.25 hs, and while the dif is apparent in riding I don't think it's due to control or precision issues on the road. Imo. On dirt I like the os headset though. Longevity? My 97 Chris King 1" is flawless still.