I went through the same decision process when rebuilding my wheels before doing the C&O/GAP ride last Oct. I was loaded out with bike, panniers and rider at 290 Lbs. My wheels were 32 spoke on a belt drive IGH bike.
The trail was in pretty bad shape and in portions near Paw Paw WV there was deep standing water that lead me to drop into some pretty deep holes. The wheels came through unscathed. I spec’d Sapim Strong spokes along with NoBS rims. They are a nice width. Recommended. John On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 10:50 AM Coal Bee Rye Anne < [email protected]> wrote: > If I'm understanding correctly, it would appear the NoBS is the same > extrusion as the Atlas but just lacking anodization/finish and eyelets. My > interpretation of this is viewing the NoBS simply as an unrefined and more > affordable/budget friendly Atlas. Are my assumptions accurate? Am I > missing something and are there possibly other differences? > > NoBS rim descriptions discuss thicker spoke beds and thicker sidewalls... > but not in direct comparison to Atlas and Atlas rim descriptions (on > Velocity's pages, etc.) are otherwise lacking. > > The NoBS/Atlas has found it's way onto my short list for rims to consider > for a potential no-nonsense, custom built, multi-purpose, multi-bike, > dyno-hubbed, new front wheel with future-proofness being greatly taken into > consideration. > > My thinking goes as follows: > I currently have 4 different frames that share the 700c wheel size (two > newer/nicer frames including my 65cm Clem, and two older/fixer-upper/beater > level frames.) They all have the same 9x100 spec'd fork ends with stock > forks although nicer frame #2 is involved in an ongoing one-off project > that involves a more useful/versatile replacement fork with 12x100 thru > axle and disc brake spec. > > I've considered just buying a complete 'off the shelf' thru axle disc > wheel to accommodate this particular conversion project and being done with > it but at $150-200 minimum investment at the lower end of those wheel specs > I'm reconsidering and debating just taking this opportunity to invest in a > quality handbuilt dyno front wheel that could maybe be moved from bike to > bike as I rotate them annually and/or seasonally. > > At first glance this wouldn't appear to make much sense with the differing > hub and brake specs (9x100 vs 12x100 TA) but thanks to an adapter like this: > > https://www.renehersecycles.com/shop/components/hubs/son-12-mm-thru-axle-adapter/ > > I'm wondering if building up a single dyno wheel with 12x100 thru axle hub > with center lock disc and a rim that could be used with rim brakes could be > more cost effective and space-concious in the long run and with an adapter > as linked above it could easily transfer over to my Clem and two other > frames if needed/desired? > > I'm not 100% set on the above rims but considering the range of tires I'd > want/need to fit among the 4 different frames (32mm up to 50+mm(Clem)) this > rim width seems to offer the best compromise and tire size range. > > I understand there are more details to consider, such as > wiring/lights/etc. that would make moving the wheel from bike to bike more > complicated and not just a 'quick swap', but my intent would not be to have > all 4 dyno ready at the same time. I'd initially dedicate the new disc > forked project to the generator system (as this is also primarily meant to > be a winter bike with more night time riding expected) but with the ability > to move this all over to my Clem and beater bikes whenever needed or > wanted, since I still like to tinker and try new builds on occasion. > > I realize I ventured a little further from my initial question and topic > but now you know most of what I'm thinking. I'm basically trying to > determine if choosing something like the NoBS offers most, if not all, of > the benefits of an Atlas but by shaving off $30 (or more like $60 if > compared to the fully polished Atlas) this could help offset the cost of > the more costly hub (whether SON, Shimano, etc.) > > Brian Cole > Lawrenceville, NJ > > > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
