Spinergy Xaero Lite Wheelset

JoeDe said:

I'm looking at the Spinergy Xaero Lite Wheelset and very curious about their
PBO fiber Spokes
http://www.spinergy.com/Bicycle/xaeroLite.html
Of course the manufacturer will claim their product is the best but as we
all know, the best test products is on the road in the real world.
They claim two of their spokes can hold the weight of an average car but
don't know if that creates advantages on a bike.

So I'd appreciate comments from riders who have used them.

what is their elasticity and what is their wind resistance. and how do
those numbers compare with traditional spokes? that's what you really
need to know.

jim beam said:

JoeDe said:

I'm looking at the Spinergy Xaero Lite Wheelset and very curious about their
PBO fiber Spokes
http://www.spinergy.com/Bicycle/xaeroLite.html
Of course the manufacturer will claim their product is the best but as we
all know, the best test products is on the road in the real world.
They claim two of their spokes can hold the weight of an average car but
don't know if that creates advantages on a bike.

Quoted message said:

So I'd appreciate comments from riders who have used them.

what is their elasticity and what is their wind resistance. and how do
those numbers compare with traditional spokes? that's what you really
need to know.

what is their elasticity and wind resistance and numbers? It is not a
math or engineering class. You should worry about how they feel when
you ride on them compared to regular wheels and if they will last. Who
cares is someone tells me that they are a number one, or a number 5 in
elasticity and they are a number 800 or a number 15000 in wind
resistance.

Andres

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jim beam said:

JoeDe said:

I'm looking at the Spinergy Xaero Lite Wheelset and very curious about their
PBO fiber Spokes
http://www.spinergy.com/Bicycle/xaeroLite.html
Of course the manufacturer will claim their product is the best but as we
all know, the best test products is on the road in the real world.
They claim two of their spokes can hold the weight of an average car but
don't know if that creates advantages on a bike.
So I'd appreciate comments from riders who have used them.

what is their elasticity and what is their wind resistance. and how do
those numbers compare with traditional spokes? that's what you really
need to know.

what is their elasticity and wind resistance and numbers? It is not a
math or engineering class.

but it is a "tech" news group. at least in theory.

Quoted message said:

You should worry about how they feel when
you ride on them compared to regular wheels and if they will last. Who
cares is someone tells me that they are a number one, or a number 5 in
elasticity and they are a number 800 or a number 15000 in wind
resistance.

Andres

elasticity affects "feel". fatness affects wind resistance. you don't
want them to be too elastic. you don't want too much wind resistance.

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Quoted message said:

I'm looking at the Spinergy Xaero Lite Wheelset and very curious about
their PBO fiber Spokes
http://www.spinergy.com/Bicycle/xaeroLite.html
Of course the manufacturer will claim their product is the best but as we
all know, the best test products is on the road in the real world.
They claim two of their spokes can hold the weight of an average car but
don't know if that creates advantages on a bike.

So I'd appreciate comments from riders who have used them.

I have never ridden the Spinergy Xaero wheels but have experience with their
SPOX wheelset. After a few interactions with their customer service I
decided to never purchase anything made by Spinergy again. It took over
five weeks to get replacement spokes. I emailed and phone them numerous
times and just received a complete runaround. Not a fun experience.

jim beam said:

Quoted message said:

jim beam said:

JoeDe wrote:
> I'm looking at the Spinergy Xaero Lite Wheelset and very curious about their
> PBO fiber Spokes
>http://www.spinergy.com/Bicycle/xaeroLite.html
> Of course the manufacturer will claim their product is the best but as we
> all know, the best test products is on the road in the real world.
> They claim two of their spokes can hold the weight of an average car but
> don't know if that creates advantages on a bike.
> So I'd appreciate comments from riders who have used them.
what is their elasticity and what is their wind resistance. and how do
those numbers compare with traditional spokes? that's what you really
need to know.

Quoted message said:

what is their elasticity and wind resistance and numbers? It is not a
math or engineering class.

but it is a "tech" news group. at least in theory.

Quoted message said:

You should worry about how they feel when
you ride on them compared to regular wheels and if they will last. Who
cares is someone tells me that they are a number one, or a number 5 in
elasticity and they are a number 800 or a number 15000 in wind
resistance.

Quoted message said:

Andres

elasticity affects "feel". fatness affects wind resistance. you don't
want them to be too elastic. you don't want too much wind resistance.

I am not very elastic and I am fat. Is that good or bad ;-)

Andres Muro said:

jim beam said:

JoeDe said:

I'm looking at the Spinergy Xaero Lite Wheelset and very curious about their
PBO fiber Spokes
http://www.spinergy.com/Bicycle/xaeroLite.html
Of course the manufacturer will claim their product is the best but as we
all know, the best test products is on the road in the real world.
They claim two of their spokes can hold the weight of an average car but
don't know if that creates advantages on a bike.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

So I'd appreciate comments from riders who have used them.

Quoted message said:

what is their elasticity and what is their wind resistance. and how do
those numbers compare with traditional spokes? that's what you really
need to know.

what is their elasticity and wind resistance and numbers? It is not a
math or engineering class. You should worry about how they feel when
you ride on them compared to regular wheels and if they will last. Who
cares is someone tells me that they are a number one, or a number 5 in
elasticity and they are a number 800 or a number 15000 in wind
resistance.

You want small wheels with lots of spokes, so the gaps are too narrow
for suicide squirrels to fit into.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

JoeDe said:

I'm looking at theSpinergyXaeroLiteWheelset and very curious about their
PBO fiber Spokeshttp://www.spinergy.com/Bicycle/xaeroLite.html
Of course the manufacturer will claim their product is the best but as we
all know, the best test products is on the road in the real world.
They claim two of their spokes can hold the weight of an average car but
don't know if that creates advantages on a bike.

So I'd appreciate comments from riders who have used them.

Very light, very comfortable. I have replace a couple of spokes in a
few years. The feel very dfferent from the higher end Mavic Ksyrium
line. Reportedly they are as stiff, but do not ride harshly like the
Mavics. And they look so cool. Nonetheless, I will be selling a pair
with black spokes for Shimano, since I am scaling back my riding and
returning to an old pair of Mavic Cosmos (heavier, nice looking,
standard spokes for maintenance, bomb-proof, better for light
touring). Contact me if interested in the Xaero Lites for purchase.

jim beam said:

JoeDe said:

I'm looking at the Spinergy Xaero Lite Wheelset and very curious about
their PBO fiber Spokes
http://www.spinergy.com/Bicycle/xaeroLite.html
Of course the manufacturer will claim their product is the best but as
we all know, the best test products is on the road in the real world.
They claim two of their spokes can hold the weight of an average car
but don't know if that creates advantages on a bike.

So I'd appreciate comments from riders who have used them.

what is their elasticity and what is their wind resistance. and how do
those numbers compare with traditional spokes? that's what you really
need to know.

Also: does a squirrel fit between the spokes?