Forgot to say, local is Helena, MT or thereabouts.
On Monday, February 20, 2023 at 10:44:02 AM UTC-7 Joe D. wrote: > For sale is perhaps the best 26+ rim on the market, the Velocity Dually, > paired with a Deore hub. This is the rear wheel only, 135mm quick release, > disc brake only. Already taped for tubeless (but can run tubes just fine). > Less than 100 miles on it and in like new condition. Price is $125, shipped > (less if you're local). > > Why post on the rim-brake loving Riv site? Ha, good question! I think > there are enough Riv aficionados with old Surly, Crust, etc. bikes that > take 135mm rear and big 26" tires. Maybe I'm wrong though? > > The back story... I bought this wheelset used with a matching front wheel > and 26 x 3 tires. I put the tires on my cargo bike. The front wheel went on > my 1994 Marin Pine Mountain that has a Surly Troll fork. That fork > accommodates disc brakes and plus size tires, so a perfect match for the > 26" Dually wheel. The rear of the Marin, however, is rim brake and only has > clearance for ~2.4" tire. So I'd have to use one of those weird disc brake > adapters (Chasertech, etc.), but still wouldn't get the benefits of the > plus size rim with only a 2.4" tire. Hence passing along the rear wheel. > It's such a great wheelset I considered trying to find just the frame > (since I have the surly troll fork) from an old Surly Troll/Bridge club, > Crust, etc. to use with it, but 26+ frames that are 100qr front, 135qr rear > aren't exactly common and sitting around for cheap. > > I am open to a trade for a quality 26" rim brake rear wheel. Something > like a velocity cliffhanger, or even the less expensive SunRingle RhynoLite > provided you throw in some cash or a tire, etc. > > Thanks! > Joe > -- 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/5ffb9147-e8f2-4380-b8bb-f839e10b4bc5n%40googlegroups.com.
