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surely not, they look awful. i mean really awful. years ago i went out with a girl who had a £100 catalogue bike which was yellow and had blue plastic 5 spoke wheels. sparrowpokes just remind me of that. just cheap and cheap looking. add that to the fact that they are flexible and i just dont understand why people who actually love to ride bikes can claim to like them. gross. like puke. i think its like buying brand new worn out jeans to look cool but just failing. buying shitty non practical wheels to look cool, and just making your bike look cheap. like upvc windows and doors that de value your property. london roads are shit from my experience and wobbly wheels and compromised front brakes from widening your brake cos of the wiggle sounds pretty dumb to me. amazing bit of marketing though, cos somehow they manage to get away with making ugly cheap looking wobbly heavy ass wheels that people bum and spend loads on. clever. but owning them is not clever. think i wont be slitting my wrists tonight im too tired to have to clean the mess up after.