It's all about "perceived value" The casual bicycle consumer (as well as many other types) have been conned into the idea that "wheel systems" are something special. Consumers see low-spoke count wheels as something that "looks high tech" and are led to believe by pushy sale-people and marketing materials that this is somehow better.
-End of rant. On Apr 2, 10:47 am, mark <markfel...@gmail.com> wrote: > They're described as part of the "Comfort" range of components, which > doesn't look to me like Shimano's highest quality group. The 24 spoke > wheels strike me as a cost-cutting measure, not a weight saving > measure. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
