Re: [RBW] Re: ISO: New wheelset for Romulus

I have been really happy with two different sets of Hunt wheels on my bikes. Fast, light, durable. Great customer service. For around $500 they have some nice aluminum rim brake options: HUNT 4 Season Aero Wheelset – Hunt Bike Wheels US

Re: [RBW] Re: ISO: New wheelset for Romulus

Analog Cycles makes really great wheelsets as well. They built me a 650b Quill wheelset a few years ago and the whole process was top notch. On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 8:37 PM Richard Rose wrote: > I don’t know about “best” (Rich?) but Riv themselves recommend Velocity > builds. They were very quic

Re: [RBW] Re: ISO: New wheelset for Romulus

I don’t know about “best” (Rich?) but Riv themselves recommend Velocity builds. They were very quick responding to me with a quote. The have a easy to use “request a quote” function on their site. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 29, 2022, at 7:45 PM, Dave C wrote: > > Where is the best place to

Re: [RBW] Re: ISO: New wheelset for Romulus

You need to have a set built for you. 1) Rich at Rivendell. 2) Local bike shop. 3) One of the custom builders you can find online. I had a good experience with Custom Wheelbuilder. I shipped my Shimano hubs to them and they built a nice set of Velocity Atlas wheels for me. On Thursday, Septembe

Re: [RBW] Re: ISO: New wheelset for Romulus

Where is the best place to buy a Quill wheelset? On Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 3:39:16 PM UTC-7 Ryan Stanis wrote: > FWIW, to second Aaron's suggestion, the Velocity Quill is an improvement > on the A23, as many have found the A23 too easy to dent/flat spot (myself > included). It is a w

Re: [RBW] Re: ISO: New wheelset for Romulus

Thank you! Yes, tubeless compatible matters. I believe it is increasingly common to run 38 mm tires tubeless. I mainly have experience with tubeless in the 2"+ widths. On Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 3:39:16 PM UTC-7 Ryan Stanis wrote: > FWIW, to second Aaron's suggestion, the Velocity Quil

Re: [RBW] Re: ISO: New wheelset for Romulus

FWIW, to second Aaron's suggestion, the Velocity Quill is an improvement on the A23, as many have found the A23 too easy to dent/flat spot (myself included). It is a wider rim than the a23, enterprise, or pacenti brevet, but any road caliper found on a riv shouldn't have issue with it's width. Ma

Re: [RBW] Re: ISO: New wheelset for Romulus

I've got a wheelset our good friend, Bill Lindsay, sold me a few months ago for $300 + shipping. Here are his words: "This wheelset is pretty darn nice, and essentially unused at all. Good Japanese Shimano 105 hubs (Black). Good Mavic CXP21 rims with machined sidewalls (Black). 130mm OLD in

Re: [RBW] Re: ISO: New wheelset for Romulus

I’d look at the velocity Quill for just a smidge more than the VOs. I’ve had two sets of VO rim wheelsets and was happy with both. I’ve had multiple sets of A23s and was happy with those, too. I prefer the Quills, though. They are noticeably stiffer, and I appreciate the improvement in ride qua

[RBW] Re: ISO: New wheelset for Romulus

The hiccup with converting a Romulus to 650B is you aren't starting with short-reach calipers that can be swapped for Tektro R559, the brakes you have now (probably labeled Shimano, no model name) are mid-reach. It can be done with some centerpulls which you'll need cable hangers for. On Tues

[RBW] Re: ISO: New wheelset for Romulus

In my experience, yes on the rims. I have no experience with Velocity hubs and very little with the Pacentis. Note that I use tubes, so that I cannot comment on the ability to run tubeless. The VO rims tend to look more classically inspired than the Velocity rims - smoother, less angular. I boug

[RBW] Re: ISO: New wheelset for Romulus

That is a great suggestion. And you mentioned something else; I know some people have converted their Romulus to 650B, and I believed that involved a new pair of brakes and a new wheelset. I don't know how well their conversion went, in terms of tire clearance and bottom bracket height. Back t

[RBW] Re: ISO: New wheelset for Romulus

Assuming that a Romulus uses 700C; VO has a 20% off sale going on right now so a pair of 100 x 130 hub, 32 spoke 700C wheels can be had for $404. 884 g front 1042 g rear - not super light, but what do you expect for $404, new, shipped? These use the VO hubs and VO Enterprise rims - 22mm wide goo