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They do. So might BST.
So the more accurate assertion is “one manufacturer says their wheels are stronger than another manufacturer’s wheels”?
And there is no empirical evidence validating this assertion, but Porsche uses them and they know stuff.
Actually I’m not sure that the assertion is that the barrel is stronger though that type of weave IS stronger than a standard CF weave, the point was about location of weight, i.e. hub centric or barrel centric, and that the barrel of the Thysenkrup is lighter and thinner than the barrel of the BST, making the weight more hub centric rather than barrel centric, this is accomplished through a more technologically advanced weave pattern. Thus increasing the affect of reduced rotational mass. If both wheels register exactly the same on say a crush test, I’m cool with that and my purchase decision, because Thysenkrup achieved the same strength with a more hub centric weight distribution.
Anecdotally, I’ve gone off track several times with the Thysenkrup, with the weight of a 260 pound rider back then bearing down on them, hitting curbing, potholes, ruts, and once at Streets of Willow I went off and road over 6 to 10 inch boulders and haven’t gotten even the tiniest hairline fracture in them. I don’t think you can put them through harder tests than o have without intentionally trying to break them.
https://www.thyssenkrupp.com/en/sto...-motorbikes--when-a-material-dream-comes-true
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