Open Pros for mixed surface roads???? Uh, sure, if you like clanking pinned joints.
I recommend something with a welded joint for this duty. The Pacenti Brevet is a nice rim and the esthetic goes well with a Rivendell. Weight is 455 grams, so not bleeding edge lightweight, but pretty light, and appropriate for the duty. It's available in 28, 32, 36H. Choose your favorite roadie hubset to go with it for a fairly lightweight wheelset. Pacenti's site appears to be down, but here is Google's cached copy of it: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?variant=910380531732 On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 1:39 PM, Brian Campbell <bdcampbel...@gmail.com> wrote: > I use Mavic Open Pros w/ 32/32 Ultegra Hubs (10 Speed) & 35mm-38mm Compass > tire for thousands of trouble free miles. I am 6'1" and weigh 185. Wheels > are 3 cross. > > > On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 2:34:33 PM UTC-5, Bob Lovejoy wrote: >> >> Anything I know about rims is probably rooted too far in the past to be >> useful so I am curious about what people are doing and using. >> >> If one were to build up a relatively light and fast wheel set, rim brake, >> 700c, for 700x30-47mm tires, ~195-200lb rider with maybe 10-12 pounds of >> gear, something tough enough for unpaved trails and imperfect roads but not >> necessarily singletrack... >> >> What rims/hubs/build specs (28 vs 32 vs 36h?, 2x/3x lacing?) would you >> use or have used with success? Just curious as the suggestion has come up >> a lot (for lighter wheels) and my knowledge is limited as to what is now >> out there, especially for rim-brake wheels. I know too that narrower rims >> can be used for wider tires but it would still be great to be within >> recommended widths, at least close. >> >> Any help appreciated - and it might be useful to others as well. >> >> Bob Lovejoy >> Galesburg, IL >> > -- > 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. > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ signature goes here -- 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.
