Comment by TheRealPomax
6 days ago
Pretty sure we established several times over that hubless wheels are a solution in search of a problem - they don't make a bike better, they make it worse in almost every way except looks.
6 days ago
Pretty sure we established several times over that hubless wheels are a solution in search of a problem - they don't make a bike better, they make it worse in almost every way except looks.
Yes, when I see hubless wheels, my immediate thought is, "why did they spend engineering time on this when their goal was completely unrelated to it?" It makes me think they needed a smokescreen.
More unsprung weight. Great!
Very attractive.