We're talking about environmental impact of something that is, at best, rounding error compared to mainline consumer hobby and sport spending... the possibility that these can actually outlast the usage cycles of 6061AL wheels is nothing to scoff at.
More realistically, if adding a wheelset can revive a bike instead of resulting in purchase of another entire bike, still collectively a better direction.
With low-talent high-mass oafs like me on wheels, I'm definitely above the 3:1 ratio of carbon wheels outlasting aluminum ones.
June 18, 2020, 10:19 p.m. - Tehllama42
We're talking about environmental impact of something that is, at best, rounding error compared to mainline consumer hobby and sport spending... the possibility that these can actually outlast the usage cycles of 6061AL wheels is nothing to scoff at. More realistically, if adding a wheelset can revive a bike instead of resulting in purchase of another entire bike, still collectively a better direction. With low-talent high-mass oafs like me on wheels, I'm definitely above the 3:1 ratio of carbon wheels outlasting aluminum ones.