Thanks for this, Steve; will put this aside for future reference (and thanks to the others, too -- must keep Handspun in mind). Good to hear that Sun rims are still good buys; am still running M14As and ME14As from almost 20 years ago (in the 559 and 571 sizes).
Almost bought an Alex R500 or somesuch wheelset on Craigslist today: http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/bik/3699216171.html $80 is good, but they are marginally appropriate, aesthetically, and the reviews on RBR gave them a 2.35 out of 5, with many comments about rust, breaking spokes, etc, so I passed. Might as well hold out for something decent and silver for this keeper of a bike. Am keeping both the Handspun/buy new and Build Your Own For Once, Dammit! options open. Must see what Stevie has this week in hubs and rims. On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:06 PM, Steve Chan <sychan...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 6:02 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > 2a. What are my options for similar rim/hub combos? I mean, what other > rims > > are comparable to the Open Pro? I want something sturdy, sub 500 gram, > > silver, good reputation. I've used Sun rims like the M14A and the ME14A > and > > they are inexpensive, light, and apparently bullet proof. A semi aero > > profile is fine. Would prefer something as wide as the Open Pro. As to > hubs, > > as long as they are at Hyperglide, the bearings are decent and they are > > silver or, at least, not ugly, I'm not particular. > > For what it is worth, Open Pro seems to generate a lot of comments > that quality has declined quite a bit in recent years, especially in > comparison to other, newer rims. > > The Open Pro is a fairly lightweight rim (at least, the original > extrusion was - not sure how heavy the extrusions are running these > days). The modern shiny box section rim of comparable weight is the > Pacenti PL23, which has been getting praise for its well designed > channel/bean seat. Its a 23mm wide rim and provides better support for > a tire of 23mm or larger. I have a pair in the garage in 650B waiting > to be built up one the Rawland Stag shows up - its a pretty rim. > > In a shiny rim, the A23 in silver is another lightweight contender, > and is basically the same width as the PL23. The H Plus Son TB14 that > others have mentioned is a classic shiny box section rim, but it is on > the heavier side, coming in on either side of 500g. > > The H Plus Son Archetype comes in a high polished finish and is a > semi-aero rim lighter than the TB14, but heavier than the PL23. This > rim was the darling of the professional custom wheel builder crowd in > late 2012 until the latest Pacenti SL23 came out (sadly not available > in a silver or polished finish). I've been looking at the Archetype > for a new wheelset, but nobody in the US seems to have these in high > polish finish and it costs $50 to have a box of rims shipped from H > Plus Son in China. Anyone local want to split the postage on some H > Plus Son rims? > > For what it is worth, it appears that Sun is the OEM for the nicer > H Plus Son and Pacenti rims, so maybe you want to look at the main Sun > offerings as well. They seem to be more highly regarded in terms of > quality than the current Open Pros. > > http://fairwheelbikes.com/cycling-blog/products/2013-rim-roundup.html > > > Steve > -- > "Sow a thought, reap an action. Sow an action, reap a habit. Sow a > habit, reap a character. Sow a character, reap a destiny." - Samuel > Smiles > -- http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com __________________________________________________________________________ -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
