Thanks for all the feedback. To answer some of the questions, and clarify a mistake: - Rich's options are for Dyads vs. A719s, not A319s; my mistake last night. - I'm currently 265 lbs and have no idea how much or when I'll be packing whenever I manage to be able to go on a camping trip, or tour. However, even at my highest of 285 lbs, I have never damaged a wheel, either on the road or off-road. For years my mountain bikes ran the original Mavic CrossMax wheels with their lower spoke count and they never went out of true. On my carbon road bike, I've ridden Bontrager Race-X Lite for years with no problems at all, and I'm communting on Mavic Open Pro 32 wheels, also with no problems whatsoever. I must be what some people call a "light" rider... :-) - I agree on the 36 spoke wheels for the Bombadil, and I guess it'll come down to price and overall budget when I narrow it down to the XT hubs vs. Phil Woods' hubs. My guess is that the XT hubs will give me very good service for what I'll be doing and that getting the PW hubs, while nice, will not be indispensable for me. - The question on tires is a very good one, as I am completely beffuddled by all the 29" tire choices out there. On my AHH I'm running Schwalbe Marathon Supreme 35 tires and I like them a lot. It's the first time I've ever owned Schwalbe tires. On my mountain bike, I am now running Specialized 26" tires, a 2.3 Eskar Control on the front and a Captain Control 2.0 on the back and I like them a lot. I run them tubeless, and am considering whether to try and go tubeless on the Bombadil as well. - These same tire choices are available as 29" options, and I feel inclined to go with them but can't say they are really the best option for the Bombadil. Since I'm getting the size 60, according to the Rivendell specs, I can run up to 2.3 tires with no issues.
I'm open to more suggestions, there is still some time before I have to make the final choices... :-) Thanks again! René orthie...@yahoo.com On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 6:39 AM, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com>wrote: > > Any time you have the option, given your choice of hub, get 36 > holes. For the negligible rotating weight added by the 4 extra > spokes, the wheel gains *lots* of strength. This means less wheel > maintenance -> better peace of mind -> funner riding! :D > > > > On Nov 10, 12:43 am, 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 > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
