Re: [RBW] Re: crowdsounce advice on a set of wheels for atlantis
The Sun and Mavic rims are both great - the used cyclocross tubular set I got from Patrick attests to that (and the American Classic hubs are amazing). My buddy's Dahon came with a set of Kinlin 23mm rims on American Classic wide flange hubs - I think this is the nicest wheelset I've ever seen. For the bike my daughter is building this summer, I bought a Kinlin wheelset from HoopsWheels.com (I got a close-out special from Brent on the 19mm Kinlin), but these are strong and light rims. I can't find that rim comparison articlebut I'll check my home computer later On Thursday, June 13, 2013 11:12:08 PM UTC-5, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > > I think Sun CR-18 are great rims. I have the 700C versions and can find no > fault with them. > > > http://www.treefortbikes.com/product/333222358483/354/Sun-Ringle-Sun-CR-18-26.html?gclid=CMnPzPrW4rcCFcqDQgodFEQA0w > > > > Cheers, > David > > > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 8:27 PM, dougP >wrote: > >> My Atlantis has Mavic A719 rims with nearly 30k miles on them. Still >> round & true after 6+ years of general riding, loaded touring and off-road >> bashing. Rear hub is the Shimano Deore XT cassette that came on the bike >> 10 years ago. I service it every year or 2. I'm in southern California so >> a pretty easy climate on hubs; if you commute in Washington the weather >> will be a lot harder on stuff. >> >> What does your wheelbuilder recommend? >> >> dougP >> >> >> On Thursday, June 13, 2013 6:25:00 PM UTC-7, bo richardson wrote: >>> >>> i have a 53cm At;antis with 26in wheels >>> I have a schmidt hub with thirty six spoke holes >>> >>> i need to build a set of wheels for it >>> actually have them built by ken rasmussen. >>> >>> i have 26X1.6inch tires, marathons which work well >>> i didnt like the two inch or wider ones it had before >>> >>> i use the bike for commuting and touring and >>> everything including half day rides if i dont use the Rambouillet >>> >>> what do people suggest for a good set of wheels >>> >>> not absurdly expensive but not walmart either >>> >>> are the Velocity Cross/Touring rims well thought of? >>> my cycling buddy has the Pacenti but one cracked already >>> rear hub? >>> >>> would much prefer to stay away from more freewheels >>> >>> thanks and a tip of the hat for the advice >>> >>> Bo Richardson >>> Bellingham >>> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com . >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: crowdsounce advice on a set of wheels for atlantis
I would second everything Garth wrote. I have had great success with Mavic rims over the years. I also have a set of daVinci 26 " rims (see davinci designs) on our tandem. The V shape is very strong and these wheels have held up amazingly well under the 400+ lbs of weight on a touring tandem. White hubs on both the Ram & tandem. Trouble free. I'm sure the PW hubs are great too, but they are $100 more and unless you are headed to Patagonia probably overkill. Some people complain about the noise from the White hub but my experience has been that is entirely an in-shop experience, on the road, with the wind in you ear you wont yea them and even at slow speeds it becomes a hum. Michael On Thursday, June 13, 2013 10:21:25 PM UTC-4, Garth wrote: > > I use Mavic A719 and an older set of T519 Rims and Phil FW Hubs myself . > I thought about Velocity rims both times before deciding on the Mavic, all > I can say is my intuition told me to get the Mavics both times. I'm not > sure if they even come in silver anymore though. If you don't want a Phil > cassette hub, the White Industry one's are pretty good. I'm all about > minimal service on any bearings, so I'll pay more for cartridge bearing > hubs every time instead of cups and cones. It's not surprising Shimano > still uses them, since they have the legacy tooling around, it's more > profitable for them that way. Nothing inherently wrong, or right about > cups and cones, just a matter of how much one likes cleaning, adjusting and > greasing hubs. Get what you really want, wheels are a long term > investment, not a one time vacation or a dinner ...lol. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: crowdsounce advice on a set of wheels for atlantis
I think Sun CR-18 are great rims. I have the 700C versions and can find no fault with them. http://www.treefortbikes.com/product/333222358483/354/Sun-Ringle-Sun-CR-18-26.html?gclid=CMnPzPrW4rcCFcqDQgodFEQA0w Cheers, David On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 8:27 PM, dougP wrote: > My Atlantis has Mavic A719 rims with nearly 30k miles on them. Still > round & true after 6+ years of general riding, loaded touring and off-road > bashing. Rear hub is the Shimano Deore XT cassette that came on the bike > 10 years ago. I service it every year or 2. I'm in southern California so > a pretty easy climate on hubs; if you commute in Washington the weather > will be a lot harder on stuff. > > What does your wheelbuilder recommend? > > dougP > > > On Thursday, June 13, 2013 6:25:00 PM UTC-7, bo richardson wrote: >> >> i have a 53cm At;antis with 26in wheels >> I have a schmidt hub with thirty six spoke holes >> >> i need to build a set of wheels for it >> actually have them built by ken rasmussen. >> >> i have 26X1.6inch tires, marathons which work well >> i didnt like the two inch or wider ones it had before >> >> i use the bike for commuting and touring and >> everything including half day rides if i dont use the Rambouillet >> >> what do people suggest for a good set of wheels >> >> not absurdly expensive but not walmart either >> >> are the Velocity Cross/Touring rims well thought of? >> my cycling buddy has the Pacenti but one cracked already >> rear hub? >> >> would much prefer to stay away from more freewheels >> >> thanks and a tip of the hat for the advice >> >> Bo Richardson >> Bellingham >> > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: crowdsounce advice on a set of wheels for atlantis
My Atlantis has Mavic A719 rims with nearly 30k miles on them. Still round & true after 6+ years of general riding, loaded touring and off-road bashing. Rear hub is the Shimano Deore XT cassette that came on the bike 10 years ago. I service it every year or 2. I'm in southern California so a pretty easy climate on hubs; if you commute in Washington the weather will be a lot harder on stuff. What does your wheelbuilder recommend? dougP On Thursday, June 13, 2013 6:25:00 PM UTC-7, bo richardson wrote: > > i have a 53cm At;antis with 26in wheels > I have a schmidt hub with thirty six spoke holes > > i need to build a set of wheels for it > actually have them built by ken rasmussen. > > i have 26X1.6inch tires, marathons which work well > i didnt like the two inch or wider ones it had before > > i use the bike for commuting and touring and > everything including half day rides if i dont use the Rambouillet > > what do people suggest for a good set of wheels > > not absurdly expensive but not walmart either > > are the Velocity Cross/Touring rims well thought of? > my cycling buddy has the Pacenti but one cracked already > rear hub? > > would much prefer to stay away from more freewheels > > thanks and a tip of the hat for the advice > > Bo Richardson > Bellingham > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: crowdsounce advice on a set of wheels for atlantis
I use Mavic A719 and an older set of T519 Rims and Phil FW Hubs myself . I thought about Velocity rims both times before deciding on the Mavic, all I can say is my intuition told me to get the Mavics both times. I'm not sure if they even come in silver anymore though. If you don't want a Phil cassette hub, the White Industry one's are pretty good. I'm all about minimal service on any bearings, so I'll pay more for cartridge bearing hubs every time instead of cups and cones. It's not surprising Shimano still uses them, since they have the legacy tooling around, it's more profitable for them that way. Nothing inherently wrong, or right about cups and cones, just a matter of how much one likes cleaning, adjusting and greasing hubs. Get what you really want, wheels are a long term investment, not a one time vacation or a dinner ...lol. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
