As much as i care to admit it I have been looking on retrobike, I never thought it would happen to me but it has. So i was quietly thinking how things had come such a long way without actually going anywhere or getting any better in the last 20 years, but when i saw this I realised I think they have.. gotta be comparable to girvin flexstem in terms of engineering… anyone care to explain?

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/gallery2.php?g2_itemId=81215

Tioga geodesic rear wheel?

I remember them. Looked very quirky, loads of spiel about their ‘advantages’, and very spensive.

Ask yourself this; if it was such a brilliant idea, why aren’t all bikes using them now?

And ask yourself that of basically anything to do with bikes.

Some right snake oil out there….

my point I think, just couldnt work out how anyone coud justify so much spoke weight at the rim…

Its just some kind of cover over a normal backwheel.

They did sound good though.

One of the best products for offering no benefits at all at great expense.

Its just some kind of cover over a normal backwheel.

No it’s not.

Ahh http://www.lookatme-technologies.com

cynic-al – Member
They did sound good though.

One of the best products for offering no benefits at all at great expense.

That sound! Oh yes….!

That’s all the benefit you needed!

I REALLY wanted a Tioga Disk Drive after Tomac became my hero. They sounded ace.