Whats wrong with Rota's?

[Loren]

I can't speak for everyone else, but I didn't buy my Rotas because they were styled like another wheel. In fact, I didn't even realize that the Circuit 8 was a knock-off wheel when I bought it. I bought it because it was cheap, light and I didn't hate the way it looked.

As was said earlier in this thread: Cheap, Light, Strong... pick 3. With Rota, you're picking cheap and light.

And I don't buy the "stolen intellectual property" bit. I owned a set of actual Volk CE28N's after the Rota Circuit 8's. While the design is "similar", it is absolutely NOT the same. Rota simply made a wheel that had a similar appearance. It is designed BY ROTA to work with Rota's casting methods rather than Volks forging methods. Compare the "same" wheel in the same size, you'll find the Volk is about 2/3 the weight of the Rota. That's not magic! There's less aluminum in the Volk wheel to make it lighter, the strength is retained by careful design and the forging process. It would be impossible to "copy" that design and make a HEAVIER wheel... if Rota were to copy it and just cast it, they'd end up with a wheel that weighed about the same, but was VERY weak.