Have one (Dyad) on our tandem and works fine. It was the replacement for the Mavic rim that failed.
On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 10:50 PM, happyriding <happyrid...@yahoo.com> wrote: > You might want to browse around Peter White's website, and see what he > has to say about wheels: > > http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/Wheels.asp > > I imagine that if you are going to get a Sam Hillborne, Rivendell is > going to recommend either the Velocity Dyad or Mavic 719 rims. The > Velocity Dyad's do not have a machined side wall. Machined side walls > are created by removing metal to smooth out the braking surface, which > potentially weakens the rim(although manufacturers can start with a > thicker piece of aluminum in anticipation that part of the surface > will be shaved off). Grant has written about how he prefers non- > machined side walls for strength. > > What I want to know is: do rims with non-machined side walls brake > worth a damn? Or, is the brake pad skipping all over the brake > surface and making a terrible racket? Has anyone used Velocity Dyad > rims before? > > Thanks. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
