I have become a big fan of Rigida rims, especially the Sputnik (which is what I have on my Bomba)... but they're difficult to get in the US.
I tend to treat my wheels kinda like I do shoes; as consumables... I'm tough on both, and so I've never been able to rationalize in my own head the idea of returning either (unless they're clearly defective within the first few miles)... instead I've learned how to build wheels, and somehow convince myself how excited I am to be 'upgrading' my rims when they need replacement. Peace, BB On Thursday, December 6, 2012 8:47:16 AM UTC-5, Ron Mc wrote: > > Mavics are excellent, and if you look around you can still find NOS > Rigida. I have a set of 30-y-o Rigidas on Zeus GS hubs that have probably > 30K on them and have been trued twice in that time, and over > a gillion potholes. The hubs are oxidized around the spokes, but the > wheels are so strong it would be a waste to take them apart to polish the > hubs. Replaced the bearing balls again last summer, and they're the > best-rolling wheels I've ever seen. My buddy's Ultegra hubs don't roll > with them. > > On Thursday, December 6, 2012 1:19:50 AM UTC-6, Tim wrote: >> >> Ok so I've had the Homer for 2 years and am about to get my third rear >> wheel. Here's my story: Peter White built the bike and wheels. Velocity >> Synergy with XT hubs and 36 spokes.I hit a pothole pretty good fairly early >> in the bikes life. LBS said rim couldn't be tried so they built up another >> Synergy with my hub. Fast forward to now. That wheel has maybe 5-7k miles >> on it and has stress cracks all over it. They started around the spokes and >> spread to the sides. So time for another. I'm working in CT now and found a >> LBS that knows what a Riv is. Owner builds the wheels. Well, he says that >> Synergy rims (and Velocity in general) are just not that good. I've heard >> the same thing out of a couple of other people too, and they k ow more >> about wheels than me. Thing is, I can't imagine why Riv and Peter would so >> highly recommend them if they're poor quality. But my experiences are >> making me wonder, what with 2 wheels in around 10k miles. LBS guy is >> recommending a Mavic, I think one of the CXP styles saying they're much >> stronger. What should I do??? > > -- 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/-/i7reXNdxM5cJ. 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.
