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Cool, thanks for your opinions guys.
Gascort, I'm with you on the aesthetics of the pics I posted, I was wondering more about aerodynamic effects of the various designs. You say the wheels don't have much effect, but clearly there is some effect. I can't find much hard data other than people who start from a very poor design.
But some of the lightweight wheels available are practically completely open, this cannot be good for induced drag. My brakes rarely get a workout so I'm not too concerned about cooling. Thanks for your research almightybmw, those are attractive wheels but as you noted - not cheap. Thats why I am leaning towards a Rota (don't have what I want in stock) or Konig (yet to fully research) wheel brand. More like $100-120 per wheel.
Another thing I can't really find data on is the weight of a stock or equivalent steel wheel like the one I posted. No one seems to care, so no weight data is ever posted with these wheel types - even on tirerack. I can get out the door with a set of new steel wheels for $240 for all 4, and then $100 for moon discs.... but what will the total package weigh?...?...?...?
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