The 26”/559 bead seat diameter wheels I used on the erstwhile 2003 Curt Goodrich 1X10 custom weighed under 1550 grams the pair with Revolution spokes and alloy nipples: Sun M14A rims at ~370 grams, 8-speed Ultegra hubs, Velox rim tape, no skewers and, of course, no tires or tubes or cassette. I had no problems with the nipples even when commuting over rough pavement until I tried carrying ~40 lb rear loads; switched to brass)
Shod with top quality supple =/< 200 gram 26 X1 tires they were very light but I expect that the “feeling” of more spritely acceleration and the consistent experience of "easier to stay on a gear" and “easier to climb” was in great part due as much to the lower moment of inertia from 2 1/2" shorter wheels. One other delightful difference is the noticeably more nimble handling with the light wheels and very light tires. The 2020 Matthews IGH road bike, a geometric clone of the 1999 gofast, felt as fast as the 1999 when shod with wonderful 28 mm 175 gram RH Elk Passes; when I installed 300 gram extra light RH Naches Passes, the bike felt noticeably more “planted,” less easy to “intuitively” change direction, and harder to get up to speed.Still very pleasant to ride, and an improvement over the 2003 Riv, but less “light” and “nimble." Imagination? Perhaps. But it’s consistent over the years and miles. I’ve not weighed the Sun M14A + Phil fixed/fixed + Revolution/alloy nipple wheels on the 1999 but I expect that any difference is due to the Phil hubs, no lightweights. Patrick Moore -- 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 view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgs9%2BRnHUDTS8YTsuYFXQJ2Rwc8UOMu4xubjYLN%3DAa_EKg%40mail.gmail.com.
