No. If it was, you would see more of them.

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I love mine, but if I was going to buy new wheels at this point I'd be getting deep-section spoked wheels (primarily for the crosswind stability)

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Given many of the fastest riders in the world choose Tri spokes I would say the tri-spoke is still alive and well.

Gallery of the Giro TT: http://www.steephill.tv/...lia/photos/stage-16/

While pros ride what they are given, there were rebadged trispoke wheels on the Movistar bikes at the Dauphiné yesterday.

Also seen: TriRig brakes and many Triathlon-style seats.

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Very relevant. I'd argue that the Hed 3+ with a 20mm SS is the fastest wheel/tire setup you can run if you are a faster rider (keep in mind that's not an official tire recommendation by the manufacturer, use at your own risk and be careful about the air pressure). My $0.02, with the rise of disc brakes I think you'll see tri-spoke wheels become more relevant, not less.

I think it is still a solid choice. I've had a lot of different wheels over the years and my HED 3's are still my favorite. Great in almost all conditions. Also very durable and can take a lot!

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Still a solid front wheel.

Love mine on my P3SL!

Following your logic: Have you seen how many tri-spokes (often not sponsor-correct) are at ProTour level time trials?

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And how many paychecks from Shimano are there for those wheels? Go read Josh@Silca posts on trying to show pros how wrong they were on tires, wheels, and air pressure. I don't care what pro cyclists are riding.

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The ones that break their Trek contracts to ride unbadged HED tri-spokes and Giro Aeroheads? Yeah, I kinda care what they do.

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No disc brakes though, so in BryanD's eyes, he's just a yuppie Fred on the MUP

And let's not forget the absolutely insane wind tunnel resources that Giant put into refining his position and literally designing that TT helmet (can't remember the name... Rivet?) for his position. Surely after all of that they just went with the sponsor wheel choice... the same wheel used by Team Sky in TTs.

Exactly

No. But I question any team riding Shimano PRO wheels because normally there is a paycheck associated with that.

Why is it then that ENVE and Zipp and all the other wheel companies don't make trispokes if they are so fast?

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https://www.swissside.com/...neglected-resistance

Watts to spin is a real thing fyi

http://www.biketechreview.com/...-torquewatts-to-spin

https://www.google.com/...lUZdNEPj3ARecCANRmGO


Spoke count and spoke shape matters.

I know it matters. I'm simply asking if it's so awesome why have no other companies but HED and Shimano released these wheels?

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There was the Nimble Crosswind and Zipp also had a tri-spoke. Also Corima has a tri spoke was well as a four spoke ( more is better, right).



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Once, I was fast. But I got over it.

Both of those wheels were pretty much dogs. But the Trispoke wheel is absolutely still a contender. Maybe not the fastest but it is still right up there in the mix. And, there is something about the H3 that doesn't show up in wind tunnel testing, maybe it's ''watts to spin'' something but it's a fast wheel.

And then there's the ''bad ass factor'';

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I am a fan of tri-spoke wheels, and still have a set that I use.

BUT, why not have 2 spokes instead (pink text):

http://www.2-spoke.com/gallery/

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Cuz development costs are high? The best trispokes were developed by companies with very deep pockets (DuPont and Shimano).

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Between the trispoke and the campy shamal 12 spoke bladed....there are likely more oly, grand tour and wc wins than all other brands combined. (Front wheel)

I have zero data on the shamal but internet legend says via “I heard about some wind tunnel data” that it is a very fast wheel.

I have both and use both....of course aero advantage is largely negated by the fact that you can’t find a good 19mm tubular to mate them to any more.

...exception being conti tempo....you roll the dice with that one in terms of flat protection etc.

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I would buy that wheel and take it to the tunnel except I have one caveat: I would never be able to trust one in the real world unless I was always riding on a track.