The alleged mystic LexCarbon Monospoke hipster wheel video I posted yesterday seems to have caused some serious stir amongst all you online fixie fiends. At least judging by the hits that my blog entry had had since yesterday.
Anyhow, while the debate whether it is real or a mere trick video still rages on several online forums, I'm starting to think the whole this is bogus as the only hints towards proving the existence of this marvelous wonder of human engineering skills my extensive detective work is a sole hint towards the Fondriest Carbon Lex high end carbon road bike frame. However, there's absolutely nothing on the company's site about any wheels they might have been manufacturing at any point.
So, Tynan/Leeww, I think you got us all fooled. Congratulations.
Ok people, just forget about any LexCarbon Monospokes and concentrate on sawing off those extra spokes from your HED3/Arrospok/Spinergy wheel.
But, if Sheldon Brown had a Citroën Monospoke Wheelset (pictured above), I simply cannot start dreaming about this, could the Mythical LexCarbon Monospoke be really real after all...
watched the video. thought i could spot the areas where the other two spokes were, sections of missing light reflection. these two spots plus the remaining spoke seem to pass the bottom of the screen at equal intervals. or maybe i'm just seeing things. i'd rather be wrong so i could buy one.
ReplyDeleteThe ol' Lex !!!
ReplyDeleteI saw one of these around 1998/98 (???) - nice looking but not very affordable as I remember - I wanted one sooooo badly !!
Still look nice, but I am happy with my Shamal wheelset - which is much lighter anyhows !!!
Common the design of this mythic bike is plain unreal, I wonder why people still believes it.
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