Mark, I've experienced a vast difference between hand build wheels and "stock" (Velocity, in my case). I destroyed my rear rim at 30mph on a curvy descent, snapping several spokes. Since then, on hand built (including Rich's) I've hit worse with more weight or lighter rims (on the QB) and nothing even out of true. There really is something to the craft of a handmade wheel yielding far more wear.
With abandon, Patrick On Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 7:34:36 PM UTC-7, Mark in Beacon wrote: > > Yes. And worse--my new Clementine's new wheel. I had been off the bike for > a bit after some eye surgery. The first night coming home from work after > my layoff, I hit a pothole that had a pothole in it. It was still rideable > but after getting home and taking a look, it was clear the rim needed to be > replaced. This is an Atlas rim with a 2" Big Ben tire. I can only imagine > what might have happened if I had been on some skinny 32mm rubber... > I am waiting for the 36h silver to come back in stock at Bikemania in NJ, > which sells it for $30 less than Velocity. They tell me next month. Not > many carry it. But don't worry, I have several alternatives that will see > me through, including a bike that has a healthy dose of Rivendell DNA! > > As for wall color, in my last house, I did a wall between the dining room > and kitchen in rusted Coreten steel. First I rebuilt the wall and sheathed > it in plywood, then I cut the 1/4" plate into random large rectangles, > which I then bolted to the plywood. > > On Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 3:03:44 PM UTC-5, LeahFoy wrote: >> >> Mark! Not your new Clementine! How soon before it is road-worthy once >> more?! > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
