I've got a 650b wheelset built by Analog that uses quill rims. They are fantastic rims and incredibly stiff. The first rims that I could actually feel a difference in especially when climbing out of the saddle. And you're right! They are very wide and can handle whatever your riv frame could fit. The only downside to them is the price. They're also wicked light so I wouldn't expect them to last as long as the other Velocity rims but that's performance for you. Just keep those pads clean.
On Friday, January 3, 2020 at 8:50:04 PM UTC-6, tc wrote: > > I now have a 62 MIT Atlantis frame. I'm gonna order a new Rich-built > wheelset for it. Velocity Quill? Cliffhanger? > > I'm leaning toward Quill because they fit a wider range of tires, esp. > narrower ones in case I want to go crazy and fender it. Also, Quills are > lighter by a pound, seem to be strong enough (I'm not gonna tour with heavy > loads). Jan's article, "Myth 18: Wide Tires Need Wide Rims > <https://www.renehersecycles.com/myth-18-wide-tires-need-wide-rims/>" > started me on this path. A chart in that article says a 21mm inside width > (what the Quill has) should be able to handle a 64mm ((!) tire ... though > Velocity recommends up to 47...which seems very conservative to me. I'm > running Dyads and 2.1 Nano's on my Toyo Atlantis...super combination. > > I won't be putting a 64 tire on a Quill, but will think strongly about the > 55 Antelope Hills. Also have some 29x2 G-One Speeds to consider. > > Anyone have any experience with Quills? > > Thanks, > Tom > > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/65208481-d7c8-48e3-ad37-67468302390d%40googlegroups.com.
