In my experience, a well built 32h wheel is just fine for everything...Mountian Bikes have 32 holes these days.
You can get a new XT deore rim brake hub for $42, which should last as long as anything else. The Velocity Quill is a great road rim if you're running wider tires than 35's, the A23 if not. Sapim/DT Swiss double butted spokes and brass nipples. Boom. THe Velo Orange PBP rim worked well for me on tires up to 35mm wide, and is a much cheaper option (on sale for $43 right now!). But it doesn't have machined sidewalls, which means its easy for your brakes to squeal. And I"d trust the Velocities over the VO's to last another 10 years. I probably recommended things on the lighter side than a lot of Riv folks, but...If you're lean, and don't ride on singletrack with a heavy load, I'd be surprised if a well-built wheel broke. Most important thing, I think, is who builds it. So get a trusted bike mechanic to lace it up, and it should last a while. My posts are usually delayed for a few days, so by the time you see this, 100 pther people might have better ideas ;-) -Hunter Sebastopol, CA On Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 6:17:53 AM UTC-7, Paul Richardson wrote: > > howdy folks > > i've been riding the stock wheel that came on my 67 homer back in 2011. i > haven't been the best about maintenance, to say the least, and what i > thought was just a bit out of true turned very rapidly into a significant > wobble. basically i think i'm due for a new rear wheel and am curious to > hear if anyone has general thoughts or some pointers toward where to narrow > down the options and make a solid decision. currently it's a rich built, > velocity rimmed, 36-spoke, deore x7 nine-speed. and like i said it's been > great since '11. looking for something similarly reliable. i'm a pretty > lean guy but have a large saddle bag that i sometimes weigh down pretty > well, but no loaded touring or anything so far (and, sadly, nothing planned > for the near future). > > i get that this is all very personal but with the number of combinations > of *everything *i get a bit overwhelmed and would love input from folks > who think more deeply about these things than i. > > thanks a ton! > paul > takoma park, md. > -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2042eb4e-2d96-4595-913e-a02e3d626ae3%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
