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| I've had pretty good luck with "ROL Volants". They are relatively inexpensive and tougher than heck. Rate real high on "roadbikereview.com". Rated at 240 pounds, but I'm carrying considerably more than that on them and have had zero problems. | |
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 Silver member | This may mean they are non-machined rims. You can use brakes on non-machined wheels but they will be sqeaky as all heck for a while - and if they are powder coated they will look bad after the brakes have rubbed all the powder coating off. Non-machined are used by fixie-freaks because they look clean - and the deep v's often come in pretty hipster colors. Machined rims offer better purchase for brake pads.
QUOTE]losta - 2009-08-11 7:21 PM Question about Deep V's: The one's I have found on Ebay all say Fixed Gear. What exactly does that mean? Any tips on where is a good place to get them? | |
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| Im so confused.
240lbs here and i took pop spokes every 100 miles on average.
At the bike shop the said they could hook me up with some that have a 5 year warranty so even if the pop i wont pay for repair. I tried to explain it doesnt help me in a race or a long ride.
In General if i pop 1 the wheel stays ok untill #2 pops then i lose true and rub on my brakes and its game over.
So as soon as i pop 1 i try to ride as carefully as i can home before popping #2
Can you please put some links in to the ones ytour talking about?
Maybe right a list.
Its only the rear i ever have to worry about.
I WISH i could get the HED wheels with the 3 spokes but 600-800 bucks for a wheel is def sleeping on the couch worthy with my wife.
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Location: Riverside, IL
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| Milkthecowbaby - 2009-11-05 4:50 PM Im so confused.
240lbs here and i took pop spokes every 100 miles on average.
At the bike shop the said they could hook me up with some that have a 5 year warranty so even if the pop i wont pay for repair. I tried to explain it doesnt help me in a race or a long ride.
In General if i pop 1 the wheel stays ok untill #2 pops then i lose true and rub on my brakes and its game over.
So as soon as i pop 1 i try to ride as carefully as i can home before popping #2
Can you please put some links in to the ones ytour talking about?
Maybe right a list.
Its only the rear i ever have to worry about.
I WISH i could get the HED wheels with the 3 spokes but 600-800 bucks for a wheel is def sleeping on the couch worthy with my wife.
Help!
I have a clyde friend who weighs in at 245lbs, and swears by his Velocity Deep V's. He is HARD on his wheels, too! We have some really rough roads here...lots of potholes, cracks, bumps, broken pavement, etc. He hasn't busted a spoke yet, and the wheels have stayed true for over a year. I believe his have a 36-spoke count, both front & rear...he had 'em custom built.
http://www.velocityusa.com/default.asp?contentID=537
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| Good idea about getting a list of "Clydesdale Friendly" wheels together. Here's my 2 cents.
I had the same trouble with a number of wheels I tried when I first started out a few years ago. Then I got a pair of Rol SL-28s from an ebay auction and frankly, never broke a spoke and doggone wheels still haven't gone out of true on me by anything significant. I got two pair of used SL-28s that I still use. The SL-28s were replaced by the Rol Volant, which I bought a pair of too and use for racing. . . http://www.rolwheels.com/rol_volant_wheels.php The Volants get real good reviews on "roadbikereview.com". . . http://www.roadbikereview.com/cat/wheels/wheelsets/rolwheels/PRD_377021_2490crx.aspx
I've got no stock in the company. . . just having such darn good luck with them I'm tickled. Since I went to butyl (not latex) tubes and use Specialized Armadillo Roubaix tires, I haven't had wheel problems for a long time. | |
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| mcgilmartin - 2009-06-16 12:09 PM Just my 2 cents- I'm 6'5, 240 lbs. I invested in a pair of Neuvation M28 wheels. Huge difference from the stock wheels my bike came with. I paid $240 for the pair, and that included everything. Awesome wheels @ a great price!
Ahhhhh SOMEONE said it. NEUVATION! I have the Neuvation M28 Aero3's as my training wheels and they are bombproof. Don't let the price fool you... you can get a set of raceable wheels that will stand up to a serious pounding. Aero spokes, decent looking wheels, decent hubs.
Man this thread got hijacked all over the place. Is the OP even around? 
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Clydelsdale wheels... again
