Are these the Alex rims you're speaking of? http://www.alexrims.com/product_detail.asp?sc=0&cat=22&pid=82
On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Colin Bortner <colin.bort...@gmail.com> wrote: > Great news! Excited to see both come into the world. > > On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 2:23 PM, grant <grant...@gmail.com> wrote: >> In development: A tuff-boy 650B rim by Velocity and musa, tentatively called >> the Atlas. An inch wide, with thick spoke bed and sidewalls. >> >> Also, from Alex in taiwan, an even tuffer-boy rim based on a 32mm wide bmx >> rim. >> >> Early mtn bike rims were 32-or-so mm wide, makes sense for wide tires. You >> get more tire volume (height and width) and less tire roll at lower >> pressures. The marketing challenge, if that's what it is, is going to be >> presenting a super smart rock solid rim for heavy riders or heavy use while >> at the same time respectfully answering questions such as "how much does it >> weigh?" >> If a rim is widened to the point where it's really optimized for 40-55mm >> tires AND is thicked up in the sidewall for longer life AND has a thicker >> spoke bed to longer resist cracking at the hole AND has a slightly taller >> braking surface for more tolerance in brake adjustment, then the overall >> volume of metal is going to be about 75 percent greater, which means 75 >> percent heavier. Of course, it'll take 2x the wear and abuse, so is a >> bargain (for certain kinds of riding). Anyway, I expect more 650B rim >> options as the size gets popularized---which is happening big time these >> months. >> >> >> On Thursday, December 27, 2012 1:00:41 PM UTC-8, Iron Rider wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> The building of my A.H.H. seems to be stalling out over rim selection. Is >>> the Velocity Synergy the only 650b rim being sold for use with rim brakes? >>> And a related question, has anyone built up one of these for use by a >>> Clydesdale? I am well over 200lbs and am looking for a strong reliable >>> wheel. Thanks for your thoughts and helpful comments. >>> >>> Nigel >> >> -- >> 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/-/qCIhvflpRZ4J. >> >> 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. > > -- > 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-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. > -- Where did the spring go? Where did my hormones go? Where did my energy go? Where did my go go? Where did the pleasure go? Where did my hair go? -- Ray Davies -- 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-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.
