Re: What are the brands of hoops (rims) you are riding?
Originally Posted by Shinomaster
What do you like about them?
Basically bullet-proof, builds up easy, not a heavyweight, and relatively inexpensive. Just good workhorse rims. I've got a set that I built over 20 year ago that's seeing plenty of road miles still. I think I've only had to true them up once.
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Re: What are the brands of hoops (rims) you are riding?
I'm sending a set of hubs to RT for a new wheelset. Silver Record hubs 32H. I asked about DT 585's but he recommended SL23's since they are lighter but still strong. I ride in rolling terrain with very little elevation change. The DT website describes the 585 as flat road rim that is aerodynamic. I don't know if 30mm rims make that much difference in the wind other than being strong. The Pacenti rims are wider but I've never ridden wide rims. All my tires are 25mm so the Pacenti might make them 27mm but they should be fine in any of my bikes. What to do, what to do.
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Re: What are the brands of hoops (rims) you are riding?
I went back to Hed rims on my rain bike. pacenti sl23 was too hard to change a clincher, especially in cold rain.
That said, I think the sl23 is the business for tubeless applications.
Re: What are the brands of hoops (rims) you are riding?
- Velocity Deep-V (wore out) 28/32. My first hand-made set. Wore out faster than I had hoped, with a need for replacement at 14k miles. Built a second set.
- Mavic Open pro 32. Nightmare. Impossible to keep true, no matter what. I actually gave them away.
- Velocity Deep V 28/32. Second set, replacing the above. Meh. Low build quality, disappointing, heavy, very dead feeling.
- DT R585. Very solid -- like what Deep Vs should have been. A little heavy, but otherwise great. Retired to repurpose hubs (CK R45s) for another set. Still in the basement, barely show any wear from 5000 miles.
- Ambrosio FCS 28 / CK r45s / CX ray. My favorite set, by far. Best braking surface I've ever felt, virtually no wear after 7,000 miles. Trued once, after derailleur exploded due to debris into the spokes.
- H+ Son Archetypes 36 3x -- polished, on the fixed gear. Pretty, lively, bullet proof so far
- H +Son Arhetypes 32 3x with DA and CX-Ray -- Grey hard no, winter wheels, very solid, nice feel, good support for wider tires. Finish not up to par with Ambrosias, but built up well and held together well so far. Look fantastic with gumwall tires on a steel frame.
Re: What are the brands of hoops (rims) you are riding?
i'm quite an amateur wheelbuilder, but have built a few very good wheelsets. i'm a big fan of h+son archetypes. nice and straight/round right out of the box, tension and true up with no drama. same with TB14. i built a set of TB14's to 105 hubs that have been through hell and back, multiple d2r2's, and numerous other dirt road adventures with never needing a true. recently built up a set of SL23 Pacenti rims to T11 hubs, and they built up nicely as well, though i havent put a mile on them yet.
Re: What are the brands of hoops (rims) you are riding?
Just finished a few rides on Ambrosio Montreals 36h with polished Campy hubs. Silver Sapim spokes and nipples for bling. Old school no doubt. They ride really great.
Re: What are the brands of hoops (rims) you are riding?
Anyone here ever use these Campagnolo Montreal rims? I have a NOS set..looks like a Neutron front rim with 32 holes. Looks like they were only made for a few years?
Re: What are the brands of hoops (rims) you are riding?
Finally rode the SL23 wheelset today. Silver Record hubs 32H built up by RT Wheelworks. I've got 25mm Pro4's mounted and running at 100#. They were so smooth and I had forgotten about the original angry bee sound from a Record hub.
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