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Introducing the Zipp 454 NSW carbon clincher


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Those are the ugliest wheels I have ever seen on a bike! For all of 2 watts saving? I rather have the normal fc or enves and shave my legs!

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Do you know that for example velcro is based on bio mimicry? Is that not a very usefull invention? Why not bring this form of invention to cycling?

 

Please get educated on the matter before you make stupid comments.

It's still marketing I'm afraid

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"Making use of our NSW-exclusive Cognition hubset, 454 NSW rolls efficiently whether you are pedalling or coasting."

 

I think this feature came standard on my 2014 Giant Anthem, because I definitely feel my wheels roll efficiently whether I'm pedalling or coasting. Zipp stealing technology from Giant?...

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"Making use of our NSW-exclusive Cognition hubset, 454 NSW rolls efficiently whether you are pedalling or coasting."

 

I think this feature came standard on my 2014 Giant Anthem, because I definitely feel my wheels roll efficiently whether I'm pedalling or coasting. Zipp stealing technology from Giant?...

Its ludicrous cr@p isn't it. Wonder who writes it for them...

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Only time will tell if we'll be looking back at these saying "what were we thinking?" 

Exactly what I was thinking. Will it be another case like the hundreds before it where it was claimed to be the best thing to happen to a design only for it to be ditched completely. The mountain bike industry in particular had a ton of those over time. Anyone remember the Tioga MTB disk wheels?

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I had a few more sleeps since the release of this new hoop

Tried to give it a more consideration

 

It ain't pretty

Not for me ????

Won't get used to it

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I had a few more sleeps since the release of this new hoop

Tried to give it a more consideration

 

It ain't pretty

Not for me ????

Won't get used to it

I am a HUGE Zipp fan.  But I have to agree......not my thing....I'll be slower on my conventional wheels but I'll look faster.  ;)

 

:thumbup:  :whistling:

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Its pretty interesting to see that whenever a new product has been released every hubber suddenly has an advanced engineering / aerodynamics degree :whistling:  :ph34r:

 

I think they look cool and based on the videos explaining how they work it makes sense.

 

But 65K for a set of wheels is a k@kload of money.

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