Originally Posted by
garysol1
If that warranty was available for their hooked rim wheels then that would have been fine too.
The warranty does sound nice and attractive. And if the wheels work for your usage, that's great. That said, and I could be mistaken, in the case of Zipp -- I don't think they sell a hooked road wheelset? That's part of the issue I think -- they're more vested in trying to convince that hookless is good for anyone because they can't sell you an alternative.
The value prop is another thing. Zipp name and warranty is worth something to people. But at the same time you could compare to eg. the linked below, customized (note that they can do these with or without hooks) with DT240 hubs etc -- lower overall weight and cost, and while I wouldn't go that high, the rims are rated as capable of holding 110psi (vs the hookless option max indicated of 75psi).
LB AR46 WHEELSET