I am currently running a Dyad up front and Cliffhanger in the rear with 50mm Big Bens. It's been all good. I'm just under 200 lbs. I've got Shimano XT V brakes which nail either rim IME.
On Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 2:34:24 PM UTC-8, Broccoli Cog wrote: > > Hello bike friends, > > I'm am planning a 700C wheel build for my Joe Appaloosa. I pretty much > have my heart set on Velocity rims but the question is which one. The bike > will primarily be ridden on the road with the occasional off road adventure > on mild singletrack or fire road. I am a 175 lb rider and I at times will > want to carry a heavy load. Most of my riding is general riding, commuting, > grocery getting and the occasional bike camping trip. What I want out of a > wheel is something sturdy and dependable. Something I am not afraid to be a > little rough on. I have narrowed my choices down to the Atlas, the Dyad or > the Cliffhanger. The Cliffhanger is intriguing me but I can't tell for sure > if it is good for rim brakes or better suited to be a disc wheel. Any > feedback on the rims I mentioned for the purposes described would be > greatly appreciated. > > Tim > -- 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.
