I would think wide rim-brake wheels period, is a sub of a sub market. Given the choice, I would lean towards wider. It would give those v-brake arms better tire clearance as well. But while we're wishing upon a falling star, just give us both 30 and 35mm, Rivendell.
On Friday, March 29, 2019 at 3:47:37 AM UTC-6, Ed Carolipio wrote: > The market for a 35mm ID rim with a brake track is tiny - can't think of > any other rim brake plus bikes - but there might be interest in a 28-30mm > ID one. That rim flattens out 55mm tires and matches up well with a 60mm > tire - which is Clem, fenderless Joe, and old school MTB territory. > (fAtlantis too?) > > I don't want to re-litigate the disc vs rim thing. Let me just say I > understand now the decision to go with rim brakes on the GBW. The frame has > ride characteristics that's waaay different than the disc brake equipped > rigid MTBs I've ridden, and I'm convinced at least some of that comes from > designing a mass produced frame to withstand the stresses of a rim brake > instead a disc one. > > -Ed C. > > On Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 8:37:57 PM UTC-7, PaulS wrote: >> >> For this type of a bike, I’m fine with the rim brakes. There are plenty >> of disc 27.5 plus bikes out there. Ogre, ECR, Jones, Tumbleweed, Crust, >> etc. >> >> What Riv NEEDS to do is come out with some 30-35mm ID rims. Maybe >> collaborate with Velocity. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
