Just to clarify: These come in a disk only and a "MSW" -- machined sidewall -- version.
On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 6:36 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Eureka! I just discovered Sun(/Ringle) "Equalizer" rims: 21 mm wide, > claimed 375 grams in the 559 size. And with my "almost employee" discount I > get them for half price: $22 each. I ordered 5. God willing, 2 will go to > rebuilds for the '03 wheels, from which the present Sun M14A rims will be > built onto the gofast's Phil hubset, currently shod with Sun ME14A 571s. A > 3d "Equalizer" will be built onto the S3X, and I will hoard a pair. > > Black, alas, but with machined braking surface. Double walled box build, > no eyelets. > > That's fully 7 wheels to be built, between the new Velocity Blunt SS's for > the Fargo; the 3 wheels for the '03 including the S3X extra rear; and the 2 > gofast rebuilds. > > 5/7 of all this is predicated on the appearance of Compass's promised > 559X32 mm tire, so I hope they come through! > > But, really, the gofast will be *much more pleasant* and just as fast, I > daresay, with the 32s as with the current 23s. I love the way the gofast > climbs, in particular, and I have no problem with supple 23s on roughish > pavement; where things break down is with our huge expansion cracks -- 4-5" > normal, up to 10-12". These are due, I think, to the sandy substrate and > are omnipresent whereever roads are more than a few years old. The 23s can > handle rough (I commuted and did grocery shopping on similar sized and > weight 1" Turbos) but I hate having to look ahead for these huge cracks. > > I can make someone a good deal of 2 pr 650C Sun ME14As with Pro Race 3! > > On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 2:54 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Does anyone have, or know someone who has, silver (or tastefully >> anodized, for that matter) Sun M14As, or ME 14As, or RM 17s or other such >> road-ish, light mtb-sized rims? I just discovered my 2 remaining spare 559 >> Sun M14As are 28 hole, not 32. Damn! >> >> Also: I've 2 pr Trek Matrix Mountain Aero, but all an ugly dark browny >> gray-ey color. LBS sez they can take a rim eraser and erase the brake >> tracks evenly; we'll see. Would love to find some 559 M14As or the single >> eyelet ME14As. >> >> Aside: 370-380 grams for the M14As, the Mountain Aeros, and just an OZ >> more for the ME14As; of which mine are actually 571/650C. I've used the >> M14As off road with no problems, and at least a couple of mine have tens of >> thousands of miles (no effete km) on at least 3 bikes. >> >> -- >> 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 >> > > > > -- > 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 > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
