Easton licenses Topolino

[mvrider]

Since I really love my Topolinos, I hope this is good news:
http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/10/16/easton-licenses-topolino-carbon-fiber-wheels-technology/

The upside:
Easton Cycling and Topolino Technology today announced a licensing agreement that will advance Easton Cycling wheels through the use of lighter and stiffer composite technology developed by Topolino.

The downside:
Topolino will discontinue their Carbon Core and True Black bicycle wheel lines.

Topolino spoke technology + wider rims might be the bee's knees.

[ultraman6970]

Well if they want to use wider rims they should say the manufacturers to start building bikes with thinner and longer chain stays, or just go straight to CX.

[R2D2]

This will be interesting.
The rim-to-rim spokes passing thru the hub is creative design.
Let's see what Easton does with it.

[AngryScientist]

interesting. i've ridden quite a few wheels, and my topolinos are the nicest riding ones i own. i have an early set that is known to develop hub issues, but so far, so good on mine. hopefully easton will add some value to the equation, not just marketing.

[AngryScientist]

and a topolino pic, to keep it interesting.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-re3JcWWjj5I/UE0ucM3RufI/AAAAAAAAAwk/WItEgJwSCNs/s640/IMG_0976.JPG

[BShow]

It'll be interesting to see what happens here.

[christian]

Topolinos and Wound Up go in the same category for me. I don't care how they work, they make every bike look like a bearded lady. No matter how pretty she is, she has a beard.

[mvrider]

I can appreciate where you're coming from, but the beard is less obtrusive if the spokes are painted black (https://picasaweb.google.com/112227674531901972961/20120721ColnagoC40?authkey=Gv1sRgCKSh-fH7pcaEcQ#5768014832073343490) :)

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-tkz9fgx4TSU/UAwa7fTqggI/AAAAAAAACGs/xT90so4n5aU/s800/C40-01.jpg

[christian]

Well, and you employ the "C40 with a Saronni scheme" caveat*.

* Which of course, in totality is, you can hang pretty much anything on a Saronni-colored C40 and it will look amazing.