The Secret the Bike Industry Don't Want You to Know
I feel dirty. That click-bait title! [throws up a little in his mouth] Still, I literally have no idea for how to caption this article. Bicycle wheels are one of humanity's greatest inventions! A bunch of spokes, crossing each other a couple of times, a hub, a rim a tire. Motorcycle wheels evolve from this, too. A well made , steel spoked wheel, with a quality hub and rim, can be lighter and stronger than carbon fibre. Well, cheap carbon. (Stop buying your carbon parts from Ali Express! You don't what they're really rated at. FFS!) And then I was looking at a buddy's Pinarello he's selling on orders from his missus. Heartbreaking but, happy wife, happy life. This bike is a nice piece of European carbon and design, and I've seen it many times, but at my buddy's new years party day-after, I was looking at the "Pin" and suddenly realised it had a 21 spoke rear wheel! Aside from the low spoke count for a back wheel (I'll come back to that), O...