Ben, not so fast with ditching what you have ! Tire mounting difficulty can be as much the tire as the rim though but often it seems to come down to technique and/or thinn-er rim tape. After years of using Velox, I changed to nylon strapping tape, it's the kind that cords of nylon in it and comes in a variety of widths. Super strong, one single layer with a slight overlap where I began. Also, make sure the opposite bead is in the middle groove when doing either side as the middle has a smaller ERD than the bead shelf.
Here's some videos that show it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvvXrlAUUfU From Global cycling Network, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPWBbDR3oag From a wheelbuilder @ Velcoity\ On Monday, November 29, 2021 at 1:39:16 PM UTC-5 bunny...@gmail.com wrote: > Hey all! > > I recently picked up a Rambouillet. I'm really liking it except for the > rims. It has an Open Pro and a DT RR 1.1. The DT especially is VERY > difficult to mount and unmount tires. Mainly, though, I'd just like to run > 35mm tires. > > I really like the hubs, and I've built wheels before. I'm looking for rims > that I can easily swap out. Not switching spokes is a plus. Right now it > seems like Velocity A23 and Mavic A316 both have the same ERD, so I should > be able to just swap them on. Any reviews, pros/cons of these rims. Also, > is there anything else I should check out? > > Cheers! > Ben > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7a297b81-27db-4035-8c11-f66056780269n%40googlegroups.com.
