General: Aerospokes.. Are they cool?

Posted By: cyclecrazyjamesI think they are pretty cool, they definitly give a bike a good look, but they are heavy as hell, really the only downfall. that is why I dont have any anymore.

Posted By: LyKqiDI just love how many people think that aerospokes are carbon fiber.

Posted By: Aaron C

Posted By: iron jaidenyou also can't true em

come on now. stop trying to mislead everyone, its not fair to keep all your aerospok truing techniques to your self.

what you need to do is:

step 1) pull all those super fly mash and apple stickers off your wheel.

2)preheat oven to 350* (400* mountain).

3)heat wheel until it is just barely pliable, check often you dont want the wheels surface to actually fell soft, but you should notice a little more give than normal. patience is key here, it should only take 15-20min tops. make sure to wear gloves AND CHECK IT FREQUENTLY!

4)once the wheel is adequately heated quickly more it to a truing stand (if you don't have one use and old fork, or frame in the case of a rear aerospoke), gently apply equal pressure on both sides of the wheel on or near the braking surface, especially in the area which appears to have a lateral "wobble." a vertical "hop" is a little more difficult to fix, but if you time it just right as the wheel spins give it a respectable hit with a rubber mallet (do not use a normal hammer, you could damage you aerospoke's structural integrity).

this process should be done quickly to avoid too much cooling, although it may sound difficult the results are well worth it. if at anytime the wheel feels as if it is becoming unworkable simply reheat it in the oven for a few minutes.

5)when the aerospoke seems to be laterally and vertically true you must quench the wheel, in order to set your results. i have found that this is best accomplished in a bathtub full of ice water, but you could probably just hose it down too, as long as you apply the water relatively evenly.


i know this may not be for everybody but it produces quite astonishingly respectable results.

Posted By: headydudeto answer the OP's question:

no.

Posted By: lickedwickedI'm sick of people dissing Aerospokes. They try to be useful but if the weight puts you against it than that's fine, but if you diss the design of it being aero, you're wrong. The design is like that of the MAVIC I0, a similar 5 spoked wheel of a different composite that is used on the track so it's stable. It's still "Aero"dynamic even though the weight is the factor that most people use to dismiss it.

on another note, it should only be used in the front because of it's "aero"dynamic qualities to have at least any benefit. I don't see why people put them in the back.

Posted By: lickedwicked

Posted By: Aaron Cumm. i'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the only similarity between an io and an aerospok is that they both have 5 spokes.

the design is stable and if aerospokes could be lighter it would be a road version of the track mavic i0 rather than a fashion acessory