I did my fair share of research and the RZR's albeit being essentially the same in terms of design as the Lew Pro VT-1's, shares nothing in common in terms of the build up process as well as materials used. According to an interview done with Paul Lew, these wheels are supposed to be improved versions with different material lay up and have gone through pretty extensive testings. As such, most problems face by LEW Pro VT-1 users have thus been eradicated.
Also, an article from http://www.rouesartisanales.com/article-23159755.html has shown that although the wheel flexes laterally with relative ease to to its un-tensioned spokes, this will not happen during operation since the torque applied to it during pedaling is effectively on the same plane as the hubs or something along the lines. In essence, they will flex when pressed by hands but not, when under load during operation...
All these points makes the RZR seem like the best wheels money can get and I have to say its getting me a little perked up about them!
Question is, why are the ridiculously priced LW's still so coveted when Reynolds have clearly produced something better (on paper) and is essentially the same in price as the LW's?
I've read from a couple of other forums and folks seem to think that its alright to purchase the LW's but not the Reynolds and in fact dubbed them as overpriced crap...
So the question is, has anyone ridden the new RZRs or had any experience with them?
