Would a 590 tire fit on your rim ? I have Sun CR-18 650A rims; 6 mm bigger diameter. 590 Bead Seat Diameter vs 584 (sometimes sold as 26 x 1 3/8.
On Jan 20, 5:57 pm, Tyler <mock...@gmail.com> wrote: > I bought a used Bleriot some time ago that came with wheels made with > Sunrim CR-18 rims and they're unquestionably from the oversized > batch. I knew about the oversized rims before I purchased the bike > and decided the bike was well worth the price even if I had to replace > the wheelset. The wheels have been great aside from how unbearably > difficult it is to fix a flat.. so far I've simply worked through the > problem with brute force. However, yesterday I spent over half an > hour trying to just get the tire off the rear wheel and snapped a tire > lever in the process. I gave up and decided it was time to get a non- > faulty set of wheels... it's hard enough to fix a punctured tube at > home with these rims; I'd hate to have to do this on the side of the > road (which I've been spared, so far). > > I know very little about wheels so I'm fishing for advice from those > more knowledgeable. The existing wheels are 36-spoke with Shimano > Deore LX hubs; there's a 7-speed Hyperglide cassette on the rear. I'm > a big fellow (6ft, 220+ lbs) so I need something that's going to be > strong enough for my daily commuting and light touring. > > I'm thinking about buying a built wheelset from Rivendell. A set of > wheels built with LX hubs is about half the price of a set of wheels > with Phil "Rivy" hubs (w/ freewheel). I don't understand what you > gain by using the higher quality hubs, I'm sure a difference exists > but I don't know what that is. Is it worth the extra money and why? > > Alternatively, I'm kicking around the idea of building a rear wheel > around an Alfine internally geared hub; I've always liked the idea of > an internally geared hub for my kind of riding and it seems alot of > folks swear by them for everyday riding. If I want to go this route > now would be a good time since I need to replace the wheels anyway. I > know that a few folks on this list have rivendells with this kind of > setup (having searched through the old postings), I'm curious to know > how those people feel about their shifting setups now that they've > used them for months or years since last posting. > > Any input is appreciated, thank you! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
