Man, for 790 grams I'd want far more real estate than 25 mm. My SnoCat SLs (700C) weigh about 800 grams each and are 44 mm wide -- and sold to someone as soon as the hubs are rebuilt into the new ~400 gram Velocity Blunt SS's (30 mm wide).
The SnoCats have brake tracks. On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 11:16 AM, Tom Harrop <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi David, > > I've been thinking about this too (for my SO's 650B Clementine). I'm going > to go as wide as possible. I have two 700C Bombadils, both with ~55 mm > tyres (measured size), but one with 31 mm outside width rims and one with > 24 mm outside width. I find the tyre profile *much* more pleasing on the > former. It seems tricky to find anything wide for rim brakes in 650B so I'd > also like to hear suggestions on that. > > I'm a philistine, but on my 700C mountain bike Bomba I used these beasts > <http://www.ryde.nl/en/products?product=49>. I know 790 g sounds like a > lot but when you heft the rim it feels light for the amount of metal you > are holding, if you see what I mean. With nice tyres (I'm using Clement > LXV) the bike does not feel in the least bit slow. The build quality of the > rims is not awesome—there was a big hop at the joint on both of mine—but it > doesn't seem to make any difference in the built wheel. Mine had a sticker > saying "made in the EU" if you like to avoid made in PRC. Plus, they're > available in silver and really cheap in the EU (I think I paid less than > €20 per rim). I would use them again without hesitation. > > Happy googling and please share anything you find! > > Tom > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************* *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
