Carbon 26 Wheels MTB 8 Spoke who know them?

[swannymere]

I have seen something similar before, not sure where or when but the metal bit joining the spokes/blades to the rim rings a bell.

 

[Blinkerlinks]

gipiemme do shit like that, but not find exactly this...

 

[hot chilli]

I would love to know the weight compared to spokes and nipple's.
When you add the alloy end section plus all the bolts together with the carbon, it may well not be any lighter than a standard wheel built with something like DT spokes.
Then you are back to why do it?
Looks to me like some kind of attention grabbing for a trade show maybe.

 

[novocaine]

Then you are back to why do it?

I guess because the could.

It's an interesting concept I guess, I could imagine it would sell at really top end to people who want a certain look and I almost wonder if it would something a car manufacturer would put on one of their "oh we do top end bikes too" types of ride. Porsche did an evolution bike, it had carbon 1 piece wheels though.

to add, rim brakes so pre 99 carbon, that's got to be pretty specific market as there wasn't much Carbon around then except really high end stuff.

 

[hot chilli]

Yeah "because we can is" is some of what made 90s bike evolution so cool.

Now either a computer programmer or Ai would tell you if it's worth doing or not.
So an idea may never even make it past the idea stage.

That's why I said about bike shows, was great seeing all the new kit being released at shows..