For what it's worth, last season we outfitted a our touring tandem with the DaVinci V23 rim in 26" and put Marathon Racers 1.6 tires on it. The team weighs about 340 lbs( and the bike weighs about 40) and more than half our riding has been on dirt roads, no single track. Very strong rims, especially in 26". I don't think you need 40 holes on a 26" rim, 36 will do fine. These are V shaped 23 mm wide. Here's the link: http://www.davincitandems.com/comp.html
There build prices are very reasonable. No flats last season on the Marathon Racers, either. michael On Jan 28, 4:07 pm, Gary <g...@worldcyclotour.com> wrote: > I'm looking to get a new touring wheelset and would like some > feedback. The wheels will be 26", used fully loaded. Me 200lbs 6'4", > bike fully loaded, 60% on road 40% offroad. 40 hole Phils, tires 1.75 > maybe 2.0. Now the questions. > > 24mm or 27mm rim width and limitations for each with regard to > minimum/ maximum tire size for the rims? > > What would be the safe minimum tire width on either and still be safe > (pinch flats etc.) for rough riding. > > What would be the maximum tire width (stability) for each. > > I'm needing to pick my poison. > > Thanks, > > Gary -- 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-bunch@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.
