Rim Recommendation

[msl819]

I have a 36 hole King Classic wheelset that I am thinking about getting rebuilt. What rims would you guys recommend similar to a HED Belgium + that is drilled for 36 holes? I am looking for something wide and comfy to go under my Serotta CRL.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by msl819

I have a 36 hole King Classic wheelset that I am thinking about getting rebuilt. What rims would you guys recommend similar to a HED Belgium + that is drilled for 36 holes? I am looking for something wide and comfy to go under my Serotta CRL.

Velocity various or H+son Archetype.

[Gummee]

Depends on the bike you''re sticking the wheels in.

Steel? (old or new) TB-14s
AL? Open Pros
Carbon? 20-30mm carbon rims

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[AngryScientist]

that's a lug'd steel bike yes?

silver TB14's then.

[donevwil]

Velocity Quill..... HED + width, weight and comes in 36h. That'll be my next build. Option would be A23 with OC rear.

[msl819]

I like that velocity Quill... I’ll have to look into those a bit.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by Gummee

Depends on the bike you''re sticking the wheels in.

Steel? (old or new) TB-14s
AL? Open Pros
Carbon? 20-30mm carbon rims

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mavic still make 36h openpro? don't think so but out of the shop for a while.
36h carbon?

Like HED? Archetype.

[macaroon]

As above, TB-14 in polished or hard anodized.

Black anodized rims with a brake track look pretty rubbish, especially when they're quite deep (25mm or more). Would look dreadful on that Serotta.

[msl819]

How wide is the TB 14?

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by msl819

How wide is the TB 14?

http://hplusson.com/node/15

[msl819]

I love the way the hard anodized TB14s look but don’t like the look when the anodozing begins to wear which apparently is unavoidable

[cadence90]

Originally Posted by macaroon

Black anodized rims with a brake track look pretty rubbish, especially when they're quite deep (25mm or more). Would look dreadful on that Serotta.

Eye of the beholder, definitely.

I think that black rims with a brake track look perfectly fine, with silver/silver/silver hubs/spokes/nipples, black/black/black hubs/spokes/nipples, or any combination of those.

What looks really rubbish to me on any hub/spoke/nipple/rim (regardless of rim depth, bicycle frame, etc.) combo are "gumwall/skinwall/tanwall/etcwall" tires....


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[macaroon]

Originally Posted by cadence90

What looks really rubbish to me on any hub/spoke/nipple/rim (regardless of rim depth, bicycle frame, etc.) combo are "gumwall/skinwall/tanwall/etcwall" tires....


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I agree with that. Although I think they're acceptable on shallow alloy rims, providing they're attached to a bike made from Columbus tubing, with a level top tube and a level stem.