Johnny_G wrote:
I just bought a Flo Disc. It's a carbon rim, spoked wheel, with a bonded carbon cover.
I've raced the Flo Disc for years, and it's been "OK." It's come slightly out of true, and though I've worked on it, it's still not totally perfect - I have to run my (rim) brakes slightly wider than I'd like. While I'm no wheel-trueing wizard, this one has seemed harder than regular spoked wheels. I sent a video to Flo and was told "that's normal, all wheels have some movement." But it's sure more than I'd like, a few mm at the brake track.
And there's a "pinging" noise that comes and goes. I think this is probably spokes rubbing against each other. Maybe related to my trueness issue, as maybe there's a spoke with lower tension. But no way to use a spoke tension meter to normalize tensions. Also lubed the nipples as best I could....no help.
So it's been a good value, but my next disc wheel will be spokeless, as I've had Zipp discs for track that have been flawless.
As a roadie, I don't care about all-day comfort,.