We have a Dyad on our tandem and it's held up wonderfully. I'd go with 36h for touring and trail use.
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello again! > > I spoke with Rich at Rivendell today, regarding a wheelset for my future > Bombadil. He suggested XT hubs with either Mavic A319 rims or Velocity > Dyads, in either a 32 or 36 hole configuration. I didn't ask him for what > kind of spokes he'd use. The wheelset with the A319s is $430 and the > wheelset with the Dyads is $400. He said the XT hubs were the best for the > money, unless I wanted to pay several hundreds more. > > Checking online, I can see the A319 is 25mm wide, good for tires up to > 50mm; the Dyad is 24mm wide, so I guess it's about the same. > > Does anyone have any feedback or suggestions? Should I go 32 holes or 36 > holes? Mavic A319 or Dyad? > > Any other hubs that would be significantly better than the XT hubs? > > Thank you, > > René > orthie...@yahoo.com > > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
