[RBW] Velocity Dyad/Aerohead vs Atlas

2015-12-01 Thread Meade Anderson
Someone mentioned the VO Diagonale rims...I have over 12,000 miles on a set I built and they have done well and true with lots of rough rides and gravel roads...your mileage may vary... meade...lamenting the early loss of daylight these days... -- You received this message because you are subscr

Re: [RBW] Velocity Dyad/Aerohead vs Atlas

2015-11-30 Thread Philip Kim
Steve, thanks! I'm kind of the set it and forget it type of guy, except the yearly maintenance. I'm definitely on the smaller rider size spectrum, and a lot of the advice given was geared toward average rider weights and sizes, so good to know that lighter wheelsets can handle good weight load

Re: [RBW] Velocity Dyad/Aerohead vs Atlas

2015-11-30 Thread Steve Palincsar
Since many of us who weigh considerably more butt naked than you plus your overnight camping load have successfully run 650B bikes on far lighter rims than the Atlas, the answer surely must be yes. On 11/30/2015 08:47 AM, Philip Kim wrote: Looking to get a wheel set built with either of these t

[RBW] Velocity Dyad/Aerohead vs Atlas

2015-11-30 Thread Philip Kim
Looking to get a wheel set built with either of these two rims in 650b flavor. I'm about 150lbs and don't carry much more than 20 pounds of overnight camping gear. Most it'll see is the C&O in the summer. Is the Atlas overkill? I also will commute 20 miles with just my lunch in the saddle bag,