Originally Posted by
noodle soup
This is true. but there's nothing that's proprietary about Enve's rim shape(like Zipp hoops), so the shape is easy to copy. Rim strength and weight can be determined using FEA. The framebuilder I know does this for his framesets, and it doesn't cost a fortune.
Right. And if they messed up copying the shape, it will take you 2 or 3 seconds longer to ride 40 km. It's not a lose your teeth kind of thing.
The point is it's not a red flag that their specs come very close to big names at a fraction of the cost. That's not setting you up to be defrauded, it's how the economics works.