I have a 2007 Rambouillet. It came stock with Araya 540 rims and Shimano 105 hubs (as did many, if not most Romuli). They've been decent, sturdy wheels. Not to heavy, stayed true, etc. Today I had a fall (not a crash) which resulted in warping the rim. I was able to put the wheel on a truing stand and get it fairly back to normal after about 30 minutes of messing with it, but I noticed that four or five of the ferrules on the drive side spokes look to be slightly uprooted from the incident, so the rim is permanently compromised. I'm sure I could ride it for thousands more miles without incident; but, I've always thought about "upgrading" to theoretically better rims. I don't really want all new wheels, so I'm thinking of doing rim swaps on my wheels. So...
Anybody have any recommendations for rims you've used that you're super happy with, or notice some ethereal improvement in performance, braking etc. that I should consider? In doing a rim swap, I'd be attempting to keep the spokes as-is, so a very similar profile would be in order. Rim reviews are always highly variable, but as RBW Owners Bunch members, your experiences and bikes might be more similar to my usage than, say, the carbonated racers or extreme downhillers. Dave -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/_Wq9tcTV4kcJ. 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.
