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They looked more svelte than the current version, but they changed the design for a reason - the original wheels seriously lacked lateral stiffness, so much so that you couldn't ride no handed at any reasonable speed, because they would go into a severe tank-slapper. Compared with the wire spoked wheels available at the time, they were fast, as long as you didn't have to go up hill much. Despite the slimline appearance, they were just as porky as the current ones, i.e. about 300g each heavier than the Specialized/DuPont/Hed 3