Not completely clear on the Velocity website, but is it really cumulative? I don't think they need to polish the rim before anodizing. I would check. If not, the cost would be $170, for either polished or ano, not $220. MSRP: $140 | +$30.00 Polished | + $30.00 Custom Anodized <https://www.velocityusa.com/product/rims/quill-622> If you do have to add both charges, $200 is definitely pricey, but worth it if it's worth it. Especially if you enjoy looking at your bicycles. Which I do. But maybe not quite that much.
Lucky for me, I prefer the classic box profile with eyelets found on the CR-18 and the Rhyno Lite XL from Sun Ringle. At less than $35 per rim <http://www.bikeman.com/RM8490.html> (about $60 if you get the anodized colors offered in the Rhyno Lite XL) <https://www.albes.com/products/sun-rhyno-lite-xl-29-rim?variant=32270581071946> the price is right for me. They have a long, proven track record, and build up nice, too. The XLs are mostly in stock, but like many bike parts, the CR-18s are hard to find in stock anywhere. On Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 1:51:02 PM UTC-5 David Person wrote: > I'm 'patiently' waiting for Velocity Quill rims to come back in stock so I > can build another pair of wheels for my Hillborne. Some took up baking or > woodworking during the pandemic. It learned wheelbuilding. Will be going > with the standard black rims as the polished silver versions add another > $40 to the standard $140 price tag. Custom anodizing adds another $40 to > that, so $220 per rim is quite a bit. > > On Monday, November 30, 2020 at 10:49:26 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> Unfortunately I'm not Bill I'm just dumb-old Joe and you already know I'm >> entirely besotted with this bicycle and my approval is assumed, so we shall >> move on to works in progress. One thing you COULD do if there's a decent >> wheel builder in the pro bro mountain bike shop is buy those rose rims when >> they're available, ride your current ones for a year-or-so, then put the >> new ones on. Is that crazy? Not any crazier than most of the changes and >> upgrades we do around here, that's what *I* say! >> >> Joe "yes, she wore out these rims on Killer Hill in a year, it's time for >> new ones" Bernard >> >> On Monday, November 30, 2020 at 10:18:38 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding >> Ding! wrote: >> >>> I picked up my bike (again) from the shop with newly “Riv-versed” >>> (perfect term coined by Mark Roland) levers and shifters. We need one more >>> adjustment to the left shifter (it’s not ergonomic; points to the ground, >>> making it impossible to thumb) and it’s good. >>> >>> Well...I’m anodizing a bunch of stuff from Analog again, so I suppose >>> it’s only done for NOW. When I forewent the rose rims that took most of the >>> rose out of my build, so I need to add some back in and tie it in with the >>> teal. I thought I would be done and riding off into the sunset and not >>> thinking on appearances anymore, but I’m finding it’s a process. >>> >>> The rack situation is a strange one. I barely have a fistful of seat >>> post and will likely need the large Nitto Rear Rack and am crossing my >>> fingers it doesn’t come up too high. I don’t want to make my bike heavier, >>> but it’s unnerving not being able to carry anything. I like the front >>> without a rack; I’ve always wanted a bike set up that way, it it was >>> impractical. I have and like the light over the fork. So, I’ll most likely >>> get the rear rack. >>> >>> Tonight I got to set up my bars how I wanted them. I had bought and >>> stowed a beautiful little Spurcycle bell and iPhone mount for this >>> raspberry bike. My old mirror for my Betty Foy was installed, and finally, >>> a string of Christmas lights. I don’t know that I’ll keep the Bananasax, I >>> just can’t seem to work with it. I’ll keep trying. Clearly, the bike is not >>> finished, but it’s PROGRESS. >>> >>> Now, where is that Bill Lindsay guy - I want him to say APPROVE. >>> Leah >>> >> -- 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/1289b17c-25ba-466d-872f-6bd2d788e1a8n%40googlegroups.com.
