On Jul 26, 11:10 am, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > I feel your pain, Larry... I had fit problems with my ZAC 19s, and > struggled to find reasonably-priced, good 650B wheels... it was a big > hassle (going back 2-3 years) and I finally gave up. And I'm still not > entirely convinced I'd build any wheels other than 26 or 700c, based > on my experience.
It's a huge bummer that the 584mm CR-18 rim and ZAC 19 weren't more precisely made. I think more than a few people were on the receiving end of a costly and frustrating, out-of-spec manufacturing issue that has yet to be resolved. Unfortunately, if your first 650B endeavor involved these products, it may have been your last. However, there are quite a few more rims available that work really well. > The industry seems to have reacted too slowly (in > my opinion) to the demand for 650B, but hopefully things are finally > starting to look better. Maybe I need to give it another chance... > I've got a project bike that screams for a pair of Grand Bois > Hetres.... While it would be nice if they fixed the issue with the CR-18, there's a pretty good selection of mid-to-high quality 650B rims and tires on the market now. In thousands of miles, I've had great luck with Velocity rims (Synergy and Aerohead) while using Nifty Swifty's, Maxy Fasty's, Col de la Vie's, Cypre's, Pari Moto's, Hetre's, Marathon's, and studded Nokian A10's. Others on the internet praise the following rims: Grand Bois, VO, Dyads and Twin Hollows. Best of luck in any future builds, John -- 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.
