I have ~1500-2000 miles on my Pacenti PL23s. I built them myself with DT Swiss DB spokes to a Shimano dynamo hub and a VO Grand Cru touring hub. I think I went with 36 spokes instead of 32.
They've been true and smooth under my ~230 lb weight, and half of those miles include an added 20-40 lb load. FYI, the PL23s have a more sculpted rim bead (for tubeless compatibility); this makes tire mounting and removal a bit more of a chore (the rims make for a tighter fit, necessitating tire levers more often than with older rims). But tires bead up just fine once you get them into the channel. And they're a very attractive rim. Low key shape and nice finish. On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 10:48 AM, Jim Bronson <jim.bron...@gmail.com> wrote: > I had this wheelset with 650b Weymouths built in mid 2014, the back rim is > worn out already. I rode it quite a bit in the 2nd half of 2014 and 1st > half of 2015, then due to personal circumstances I didn't ride much at all > the rest of 2015 and most of 2016. I'm just now getting back into riding > more, did a 75 miler on the 28th and feeling pretty good. I'm estimating > 6800KM in RUSA rides and then maybe a couple thousand more just riding > around and training rides. So about 5500ish miles or so on these. > > I was going to take it out on this last Saturday for a 100k RUSA populaire > but I wanted to true it up first. Well upon further inspection...I had > broken a spoke. I was able to get it fairly true in my stand even with > only 35 out of 36 spokes. But then upon a more careful inspection of the > rim, several of the eyelets are cracked and pulling through, additionally > it looked like I had a few more spokes that were marginal. I took it to > the shop that built it and they said the rim was done and they recommended > getting a new rim, so basically a whole wheel rebuild, rim, spokes, the > whole 9 yards. > > I admit that I am pretty tough on rims due to my large size - 6'7" and > 300ish currently. And I've been through quite a few rear wheels over the > years. But throughout it's life on my bike I've always had 38mm LoupLoup > Pass mostly inflated in the 50-60 psi range. I'm an experienced cyclist > that doesn't go running over potholes and off curbs. In other words I know > my rear wheel is a limiting factor and I try not to beat on it. > > I had higher hopes for this rim due to it seeming to have a fairly robust > construction but I guess I was just too much for it. The shop was going to > get me a replacement build fairly cheaply, maybe a warranty rim, don't > know, but due to the difficulty of properly mounting Compass tires on it, > and a few blowoffs that I had, I declined to get another Weymouth. It's > more the tire mounting issue than anything, I have to really be careful > mounting my tires, which is pretty inconvenient when you're doing timed > events like brevets. I generally put about 10psi in them and go all the > way around the rim with my thumbs making sure the bead is properly seated, > before fully inflating them. The blowoff issue has not been a problem in > recent times as I learned to not pump the tires above 60 psi. If you pump > to max sidewall pressure which is 75psi on LoupLoups there tended to be > more problems with random blowoffs. > > I was going to do a Pacenti Brevet, but, I have a pair of brand new 2nd > gen Pacenti PL23 hanging from my garage ceiling that I bought a few years > back when Kirk was selling them off. I think I will get both the front and > back done. Maybe not so great considering my personal heft but I talked > with Kirk personally about these rims and my size and he said he'd warranty > them if I had an issue. So, I will try them. > > Just wanted to give some feedback on these to the group... > > -Jim > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
