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  1. #1
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    Aero (bladed) spokes aren't so much of a pain unless they're hard to find when you need a replacement. Something like a J-bend Sapim Cxray shouldn't be too hard to get. I keep a few spare spokes for my wheels anyway, just in case, and they're all just boring round DT Swiss spokes.

    Truing a bladed wheel requires using two hands, one to hold the spoke straight and one to turn the wrench, but it's not really any more work than round spokes. I'm rebuilding a bladed wheel right now and the biggest difficulty has been its paired-spoke lacing, not the spokes themselves.

  2. #2
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    Another plug for indysteel's wheelset (since its mine too).

    They're very strong wheels, and surprisingly light.

    (At least, some guy with a snazzy low spoke count wheel that had to bail out of a ride because he had a broken spoke and there was no way to fix it on the ride was surprised)

    2009 Lynskey R230 Houseblend - Brooks Team Pro
    2007 Rivendell Bleriot - Rivet Pearl

  3. #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by jobob View Post
    Another plug for indysteel's wheelset (since its mine too).

    They're very strong wheels, and surprisingly light.
    Yes, indeed! Some of the best advice I ever got on TE was to get those wheels. Strong, light, comfortable, and fast.

    Alex

  4. #4
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    My favorite so far are Campy Shamal Ultra, so much that I have three sets of those: two sets of two-way-fit wheels and one set of tubulars
    Another long time favorite that I often use is the Campy Hyperon Ultra.
    E.'s website: www.earchphoto.com

    2005 Bianchi 928C L'Una RC
    2010 BMC SLX01 racemaster
    2008 BMC TT03 Time Machine
    Campy Record and SSM Aspide naked carbon on all bikes

 

 

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