The ongoing hookless rims saga

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Originally Posted by Mark McM

Well, a number of frame/bike makers have gone back to threaded BBs after a few years using pressed in BBs, so anything is possible.

Bicycle product technology has moved in oscillating cycles for decades. First it was short cranks, then it was long cranks, now its short cranks again. First it was round chainrings, then it was eccentric chainrings, then it was round chainrings again, then it was eccentric chainrings again, then it was round chainrings ... And for clincher rims, first it was hookless, then it was hooked, then it was hookless again, and for all we know it may go back to hooked.

To a certain extent when they reverse themselves I think it shows they're not doing enough testing and/or are using consumers as their testers.

They are most certainly trying to use Pro riders as testers from some of the Pro accounts.

Which is all disgusting considering the cost increases.