Regarding the question about Velocity Dyad rims: I built up a set of wheels for my touring bike (Trek 520) with a Schmidt front hub and an XT rear. Have been using them for more than a year with no problems. I like them a lot and plan to use them on my planned Hunquapillar.
Steve Hemmelgarn ________________________________ From: happyriding <happyrid...@yahoo.com> To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tue, April 20, 2010 1:50:41 AM Subject: [RBW] Re: Heavy rider wheel issues You might want to browse around Peter White's website, and see what he has to say about wheels: http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/Wheels.asp I imagine that if you are going to get a Sam Hillborne, Rivendell is going to recommend either the Velocity Dyad or Mavic 719 rims. The Velocity Dyad's do not have a machined side wall. Machined side walls are created by removing metal to smooth out the braking surface, which potentially weakens the rim(although manufacturers can start with a thicker piece of aluminum in anticipation that part of the surface will be shaved off). Grant has written about how he prefers non- machined side walls for strength. What I want to know is: do rims with non-machined side walls brake worth a damn? Or, is the brake pad skipping all over the brake surface and making a terrible racket? Has anyone used Velocity Dyad rims before? Thanks. -- 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-bu...@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. -- 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-bu...@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.
