Originally Posted by
smashndash
I’m not sure which wheels you glanced at... I hope you can excuse my confusion. But something isn’t sitting right here.
ENVE 5.6 front disc clincher rim is 54mm deep, 29mm wide, and 449 grams
LightBicycle disc clincher 56mm deep rim is 30 mm wide and 460 grams
Same rims in non-disc are 490 and 494 respectively.
ENVE 3.4 rear disc clincher rim is 42mm deep, 27.5mm wide, and 393 grams
LightBicycle disc clincher 46mm deep rim is 28 mm wide and 435 grams
Same rims in non-disc are 459 and 460 respectively.
To me this is all in the wash. I have bets I'd put on who they are trying to mimic. The only thing they are really doing objectively better from my consumer perspective is proving that the other companies are laughably out of the ballpark on price.