Road Wheels & Road Wheel Recommendations?

You'll still need to change pads? And they're aero with 23s.

You're going to buy them because you want them. :-)

Zipp freehubs like Powertap freehubs are made from cheese.
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Have Shimano figured out quick-links yet?

Durability > mechanic happiness

Partial groupset squabbling thread >>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I hope all threads turn into this. It'll be like the Mac vs. PC of old. #funtimes

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0198/5880/products/PowerTap_Web_Graphics_-_GS_Rear_Hub_1024x1024.jpg?v=1397492776

Anything special about these DT hubs that makes them worth $250 over stock? They're a smidge lighter and use weird skewers? Is that it?

Straight pull spokes?

You'll still need to change pads? And they're aero with 23s.

You're going to buy them because you want them. :-)

Changing pads takes ~4 seconds.

But yes, you nail it on the second point.

Straight pull spokes?

That's a thing, yes, but I was looking for benefits that justify the $250.

Changing pads takes ~4 seconds.
But yes, you nail it on the second point.

You've never tried to replace pads on any of my bikes then.

WWF cage fights ain't got shit on that process.

EE Pad holders- no tool required, you just pull the pad out and push a new one in, takes no time at all.

You have the wheel out as you are changing it, obvs.

Does Dammit still have the eebrakes? The fast pad-swap feature is the one good thing about them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzpjsFPjdvU

So the answer to my question would be yes, then :-)

36 seconds*. Impressive.

Are they proprietary pads, or just proprietary pad holders?

• excluding the time it takes to run from front to back and in dammit's case turning the bike upside down to get to the rear ;)
  

I've got cheap shit Aztec holders. They grip the pad like a

Are they proprietary pads, or just proprietary pad holders?

Normal pads, just a clever holder design.

^^ I had some of those Aztecs. Had to chuck them as I couldn't remove the old swissstop pads even with attempts at drilling them out. FFS.

I have strong fingers and a stubborn mentality. But they are shitting annoying.

That's a thing, yes, but I was looking for benefits that justify the $250.

DT Swiss freehubs and internals are not made of cheese

DT Swiss freehubs and internals are not made of cheese

the flanges of those straight pull ones does look quite like swiss cheese though.

DT Swiss freehubs and internals are not made of cheese

I use 3rd-party freehubs anyway so that's not much of an issue.

I've taken to using a small nylon vice-clamp to get pads to seat in my eebrakes correctly. It's not as straightforward as it's made out to be with either ashima or swissstops. Probably fine if I took a knife and made them a bit thinner, but I'd rather not be doing that

I've used SwissStop Yellow, Green and Black Prince, and Reynolds Cryo Blue - found that they all seated in a co-operative manner.

I've had first and second gen EE Brakes- which are you using, third?

DT Swiss freehubs and internals are not made of cheese

Can't tell if serious... DT Swiss freehub bodies are like Gorgonzola.

I use 3rd-party freehubs anyway so that's not much of an issue.

Which ones?

Also, both of you; powertap bearings- where can I haz?

probably an odd question but can the bearings in hubs add significant weight to a wheel? I have quite a light set of wheels (1490g for the pair, at least I think that's light) and the bearings sound like they're shot in the front (making some real odd noises.)

will I have to pay $$$$$$ to get light bearings? pls 2 excuse my noobyness

No, buy good quality bearing.