Hey Calvin! Unless you are looking to go tubeless, the Cliffhanger might be a bit wide for the tire sizes you have listed. I’m running a 700x50 on the Dyad and they work very well. Maybe look at the A23 if you want a more road rim that is tubeless capable. Non tubeless is the only downside to the Dyad in my opinion. I think smaller than 48mm on the Cliffhanger would just be too narrow of a tire for it.
On Friday, October 21, 2022 at 9:51:01 AM UTC-7 Cal Patterson wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I am thinking of building a wheelset for my Sam, and am looking for > opinions & experiences of those who have used the Velocity Quills and also > the Cliffhangers. I understand the former to be a fast and nimble road-ish > rim, and the latter to be a more stout trail and touring type. I feel that > the Sam could be either of these things, and am trying to decide which way > to go. > > Currently, my Sam is borrowing a set of wheels, shutter precision front > hub and ultegra 9-speed rear hub (re-spaced to 135) laced to Velocity Dyad > rims. These feel fine, despite a slight bearing knock in the front hub, > though I like the idea of a rim somewhat wider than the Dyad. For tires in > non-fender mode I've got 700x48, and fendered it'll have 42-44 range. > My hub plan for the new wheelset is a xtr M900 that I've got for the rear, > and looking to get a son 28 or delux for the front. > > I'm curious about the feel & behavior of those different rims, all else > being equal. I haven't ever/yet gotten to do much side-by-side comparison > of different rim styles scientifically, with all other parts being the > same. Usually my experiences with wider, stout cliffhanger-type rims is on > a mountainish bike or a way stiff and heavy loaded tourer, not a zippy town > and trails cruiser. I like the idea of touring on the Sam, but > realistically that would be two weeks a year, while the other 50 are town > trails and country cruising. I don't really fear the weight of the > Cliffhangers, though I do appreciate the zip of a nice light rim & tire > combo. Probably can't go wrong either way, but interested in others' > experiences. > > Thanks, > Calvin > > > -- 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/5d115bb4-79ab-4792-abb7-e7aba55d6418n%40googlegroups.com.
