I second the recommendation of waiting until you really know what you want.
If you do go down the building wheels road, you can try getting some wheels built by Pro Wheel Builder (PWB) in Georgia. I had two sets of Velocity Atlas (650b) wheels built and shipped to me for $650. I sent my own Shimano hubs (LX) to them because it is getting difficult to source 135 mm rear hubs in silver that are not super expensive (WI etc). On Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 8:37:49 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > Hi Sofie, > > I might choose option 3, but with a caveat. Let me explain. > > Your Clem is relatively new to you. You are using it and discovering what > kind of riding you like to do and how the bike best suits you, and how you > can incorporate it into your daily life. This is wonderful! > > That said, I would be hesitant to change anything for awhile. Why? Because > I get the feeling that you are still discovering what you really want - and > that’s a positive and fun thing. As my miles have increased, I have > discovered who I really am as a rider. I’ve ridden enough to know what I > want and avoid the FOMO. Now when I make a change to my bike, I KNOW it’s > in my best interest. I’m not against making expensive investments in my > bike (which is well documented on this List); rather, I just want to know > it’s money well-spent. > > For instance: In 2020 with nothing to do and nowhere to go, I really > stepped up my miles. My boys were older and could be without me, and I was > yearning to find new places to ride. I got over 3,000 miles in 2020 and > that taught me a LOT. I wanted more capability out of my bike, and that > meant big changes to my Clem and adding a zippy Platypus. None of the > changes or decisions I made would have felt necessary to me in 2012 when I > got my Betty Foy. The Betty was set up to be a tank. Biggest heavy-duty > racks Nitto made, biggest basket by Wald, so I could haul a dog and pull > kids and bring picnic lunches and school supplies. It was my only bike, and > it served me well in those years. > > But Leah 2020-present is a very different rider. I wanted to ride in the > dark and tired of dead batteries, so I needed dyno lighting. I wanted to > pedal up the mountains with more ease, so I procured lighter wheels and > better tires. I did my first club ride on Monday on my raspberry Platypus. > I have started grocery shopping and errand-running by bike. It has been a > journey and a joy to evolve in my bike life and I can’t wait to see where > you’re headed in yours, RivSister. > > This is just my opinion, but you do as you wish! ♥️ > Leah > On Monday, March 21, 2022 at 4:49:09 PM UTC-4 sof...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Help! I'm stuck in analysis paralysis... I have a size 45 Clem complete >> that I adore, purchased in the last Riv lottery. I wanted dynamo lighting >> so I had my local bike shop rebuild the stock front wheel with a SON hub. >> My clem feels quick enough for me - I'm a slow rider, and the weight >> doesn't bother me, except for when I'm riding uphill, and there are a lot >> of hills where I live. Still, I have wheel fomo, and I can't stop thinking >> about how good the Clem could be if I were to put on different wheels than >> the stock wheels. >> >> I'm considering a bunch of options, with the top ones being: >> >> 1. Get a set of new, relatively lightweight wheels without Dyno for >> daytime riding (which is what I mostly do anyway). Keep Clem stock wheels >> for when I really need the Dyno. I'd have two sets of wheels. >> >> 2. Get new rims (Velocity Cliffhangers?) and salvage the SON hub - Rich >> can use the hub in rebuilding the front wheel. This leaves me with an extra >> Clem stock rear wheel. >> >> 3. Be happy with what I have. >> >> What would you do? >> >> Sofie >> >> -- 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/4e6a4cfc-3dd5-42ce-94ff-405832b3fe99n%40googlegroups.com.
