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Whilst I agree that six seconds improvement and the logics of this review are flawed, I'm still disappointed by some of the comments. I wonder if products from the US of Trump will get the same doubts, and perhaps we'll soon be wondering about Germany too. There are plenty of better reviews out there and places where individual manufacturers are considered rather than stereotyping by nation.

Personally, I am a bit puzzled. These wheels are Chinese, but not directly of the most affordable kind. So what is now the take of this article? Checking whether expensive Chinese wheels can match expensive known-brand wheels? You didn't do that. Checking whether changing the wheelset can transform an affordable bicycle? In that case, it's more logical to go for more affordable wheels. This article only proves that if you replace pedestrian stock wheels with lighter and more aero wheels, that you get a nicer bike. And that it is maybe a questionable decision to upgrade an affordable bike with expensive wheels.

I lead Sunday morning rides through Sole Street sometimes, and I've hardly seen a car at all on those roads. On the A and B roads, yes, but on those little roads, no. it's so sad and horrible to hear about this.

It's much more serious than that. I recently had a text from a Chinese number suggesting that I transfer £500 to a Chinese govt bank account, or they would let all of my Wattsap contacts know that in July, I rode 593 miles at an average speed of 16.8 mph and didn't use a heartrate monitor. I had no option but to pay up. I am terrified that they will come back with more demands.

@Mr Blackbird So another advantage is that China copies my training regime and does worse at the next Olympics?

MPs? Journalists? Lawyers? Bankers? ...

I cycle there a lot and I am shook. Lovely country lanes, generally pretty quiet (esp. on a Sunday morning), beautiful area. This is terrifying and feel so sad for the people affected by this.

@Rendel Harris Precisely. Its such bollocks and I particularly hate it when cyclists spout this utter horse shit. Which other groups are hated because of the actions of some of their members and so publicly, openly and so widespread. I can count on one hand the number of times a cyclist has put my safety or life in danger at all. I can count on one hand the number of times a driver rolls that dice every fucking time I go out on a ride of more than 20km. Fucking cyclists though eh.... I could sit at the side of the road near me for 20 minutes at rush hour and probably catch 40% of people speeding, 20% of people cutting corners, 95% not giving way to pedestrians at junctions and then some token close passes on cyclists for bonus points. Oh and lets not get started on pavement parking blocking the pavements for disabled people and prams. But yeah, fucking cyclists.

I'm not defending the cyclists not giving way. However I do think a percentage is due to ignorance. The solution to that percentage is a public education exercise. But it won't happen as it's somehow seen as the nanny state.

I'm assuming from that specific police link to these two killings, that Essex and Kent forces share the same 'shut-out' policy over video evidence of road traffic offences/ incidents: you can't submit evidence until they magnanimously award you a link. Is this true, Essex cam-riders out there? It's not obvious that this policy is more hostile to cyclists than the Lancashire one where you can send any number of videos, but they proudly announce that they're far too busy to look at most of them and they go straight in the bin.