I've been generously given a set of wheels (thanks, Kelly/Tom) for the Ram but, if you can't get a freebie, I'd vote for building your own. (Incidentally, traded the donated one for a set of Open Pro/Ultegra ones from my brother, who wanted a sturdier, wide-rim set for a 29er.)
OTOH, I had the budget wheels on the Sam Hill I briefly owned and they were perfectly good. On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 7:58 PM, blakcloud <[email protected]> wrote: > I was cleaning up my bike stuff and my wife saw my Albatross bars that I > have hanging around and said she loved those bars as they reminded her of > the bike she grew up with in Japan. That gave me an idea why not build her > up a Betty Foy. I am between bike projects for myself, so I ordered a Betty > Foy that is suppose to be here next week. I started the parts collection. > So far I have the Stronglight crank in 165 from Riv, Shimano XT rear, > Ultegra triple front, MKS pedals, Nitto stem and seatpost, Dura Ace bar end > shifers, XT cassette, Brooks saddle, Silver brakes, SRAM 991 chain, Marks > front Nitto rack, Wald basket, Pletcher kickstand, essentially everything > but the wheels and tires. > The question is what do I do for wheels? > > Should I just buy pre-built wheels from Riv and call it a day? The amount > she will ride it (5-10 times a year) says this is the most cost effective. > > Since I went with the best on everything else, should I really buy custom > built wheels? Hubs are an easy choice but what rim would compliment that > bike? > > Should I build them up myself? I have never built wheels but I just bought > the Park 2.2 wheel truing stand and really how hard can building a wheel > for a 100 pound woman be? I am mechanically inclined, never taking my bike > to a bike shop for anything but pressing in a headset. > > Any advice or comments would be appreciated. > > I someone has a set that they think would be appropriate to sell then let > me know, I might consider it. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- http://resumespecialties.com/index.html [email protected] Albuquerque, NM -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
