Originally Posted by
smashndash
If the LB wheels were exactly as aero/light/wide as the mainstream competition I’d have no problem buying that. But they didn’t just reverse engineer their competitors... they seemingly out-engineered them by making something more aero/light/wide...
I don't think they did that though. If you look at ENVE 3.4, 4.5, 5.6 wheels, the equivalent rim depths from those wheels have a very similar cross-section to the Light Bicycle rims of equivalent depth, and the Light Bicycle rims weight more in every case I glanced at. I'd say they are doing a good job of reflecting the trends of the day, but I don't think its accurate to characterize what they are doing as "out-engineering" others.