Another plus for the H+Son TB14--they come in a silver high polished version which is very classic looking, including no labels whatsoever except for a little bit branding on the counterweight around the valve hole. I built up a pair for my Quickbeam and liked them a lot:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85709120@N07/8003630591/in/photostream (they're a bit dirty in this photo) On Wednesday, October 31, 2012 12:48:21 PM UTC-7, stee...@gmail.com wrote: > > Have a pair of Phil Wood 'Rivy' 36h hubs I intend to build up during the > winter months for my Rambouillet, but am undecided on what rims to go > with. A while back, Grant posted an insightful piece regarding the > precarious balance of rim development (i.e., 'Light, Strong, and > Inexpensive: Pick Two'). He then mentioned rolling out a new ‘Stouty’ rim > of which I've been pestering Rick for an ETA for nearly a year now, but he > confessed they were waiting as well. Complete speculation on my part, but > I presume the delay may have something to do with Velocity moving it's > production from Australia to Florida. Given this, I may just go ahead and > choose from the current offering of rims (such as the ones below), but > wanted to first touch base with this group to gather firsthand > builder/rider experiences or possibly learn of other options. I'm > also curious of any considerations pertaining to tire mounting/seating > issues. > > > > Grand Bois - http://cyclesgrandbois.com/SHOP/336618/404875/list.html > > Pacenti PL23 - > http://www.bikelugs.com/store/index.php?strWebAction=item_detail&intItemID=398 > > Soma Eldon - http://store.somafab.com/soelrim70.html > > Velo-Orange Raid/PBP/Diagonale - > http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/components/wheelsets-rims-hubs/rims.html > > > > From this list, it is probably obvious I'm leaning towards a traditional > looking, non-anodized, non-machined, single/double eyelet, silver rim. > Incidentally, I will be running 32 mm tires (Jack Brown Green’s, most > likely). Thanks in advance. > > > > michael z > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/hqtBP0z3xDsJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.