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Re: What are the brands of hoops (rims) you are riding?
My main bike has nothing fancy on it but that's the way I wanted it, I wanted durability so I got Shimano WH-R501-30 when I bought the bike (the silver series of this model has a slightly deeper profile than the black version so I got the silver ones). I have other bikes with all sorts of wheels like Torelli Master Series, Wolber Alpina, Wolber Aubisque, Weinmann 416, UKAI, Araya, a couple of others, all of which are nothing special but they work and hold up really well.
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Re: What are the brands of hoops (rims) you are riding?
I've got a new real wheel with an Easton R90 SL rim. It replaced a Pacenti SL23 V1 that cracked. It has a 24mm width which gives a nice profile to a 25mm tire and is tubeless compatible. It also doesn't require any superhuman strength or special technique to get a tire mounted which is nice since most flats are on the rear.
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Re: What are the brands of hoops (rims) you are riding?
My favorite current set of wheels are my Boyd Altamont Lites that I've got laced to Onyx Racing hubs. I replaced a set of HED Belgiums to White Industries T11s with the Boyd/Onyx wheelset. I'm not sure I've found an aluminum wheelset I've been happier with. The width of the rim is great for giving tires a nice profile, they're a pleasant company to work with and the finish of the rim is top notch. I also do like the standard Altamonts that I've built with if you're looking for something a little deeper.
I've also got a couple of sets of HPlus Sons laced up. Archetypes to I9 on one bike, Archetypes to Phil track hubs on another. Tb14s to SP Dynamo & Sturmey Archer S3x on another bike.
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Re: What are the brands of hoops (rims) you are riding?
Also, on my GT Grade I run a set of Velocity Ailerons that I have laced using Sapim Force (triple butted) spokes to White Industries CLD hubs which I've upgraded to their higher engagement ratchet ring. They're quite nice wheels. I've got them 36h 4x rear and 32h 3x front as I'm a bit of a lard arse.
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Re: What are the brands of hoops (rims) you are riding?
I have a pair of Stans Alpha 340 hoops ready to lace to Ultegra 6800 hubs when I get some free time. I wanted to go wider, but it's tricky fitting to my Spooky Skeletor.
I've also been rolling Pacenti CL25 to White Industries M16 hubs for several years on my mountain bike and I really like them. I'm going to get thru axles for those and put them on my Specialized Sequoia for DK200.
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Re: What are the brands of hoops (rims) you are riding?

Originally Posted by
JJohnson
I have a pair of Stans Alpha 340 hoops ready to lace to Ultegra 6800 hubs when I get some free time. I wanted to go wider, but it's tricky fitting to my Spooky Skeletor.
I've also been rolling Pacenti CL25 to White Industries M16 hubs for several years on my mountain bike and I really like them. I'm going to get thru axles for those and put them on my Specialized Sequoia for DK200.
FWIW I've been running wide wheels on my Spooky Skeletor pretty much exclusively and haven't had any fit issues. HED Belgium, Pacenti SL23, and HED Stingers all clear just fine. For tires I can run a 25 or 26 pretty easily. I got a little bit of rub on my derailleur clamp when I tried to run a gatorskin 28. either a different clamp or some time with the die grinder would likely fix that.
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