Originally Posted by
msu2001la
I'm far more concerned about the carbon steerer on my bike suddenly snapping than I am about my 28mm tubeless tires at 60psi blowing off of my hookless rims. I get that there are people out there who don't understand what they've bought and will install incompatible tires and/or exceed pressure limits. I'm not one of those people.
The benefits of hookless are fairly clear to me. I was able to buy a 1500g 45mm deep carbon wheelset from a top tier brand for $1200. I am going to run wider/lower psi/tubeless anyway, so I don't need a more expensive rim that can hold a 23mm tire at 120psi.
You found hookless carbon rims cheaper than hooked carbon rims? A lot of people insist the lower manufacturing cost of hookless doesn't get passed on to the consumer. I'm so confused ...