Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

I'm not sure you mean the same thing as me. I mean sliding dropouts where the vertical drop-out slides, and the disc caliper slides with the axle, like so:

Seems much more practical than EBB to me.

pompino is italian for BJ. important info before you GIS

Ebb = 1 moving part
Sliders = 2 moving parts

Sliders = good with discs
Ebb = good with rim brakes

Ah. Yes, it would have helped if I'd made it clear I was comparing EBB wilth slots/trackends...

:-/

"Chubbie". Sounds like it should be an Australian freshwater fish

Need some rim recomendations, they're going to be built on xt disc hubs, and at least the rear though probably both - 36 spoke count.

I want them to be tough but not horrendously heavy.

Current thoughts are either Velocity Dyad or DT Swiss TK 540 which both come in at a little over 500g. I warned off the Mavic a719 due to lack of double eyeletting?

Any others I should be looking at?

Any of the £18 rims from Spa Cycles? They have Rigida, Alex and Exal at that pricepoint. Free P&P over £40 I think.

When I looked at the Rigida sputniks they did look rather heavy - almost 700g. I don't mind spending a little more to get something equally strong but lighter

A719 is double eyeletted.

Archetype?

Exal LX17 are Double eyeleted, and lighter than Sputniks.

my exal XR2s are not very round. and different diameters.
would not recommend.

More info on this? Or am i interwebz blind?

that belongs to skinny on here. thread

Thanks @noiser

Would I be better off going for a 36h disc 29er rim?

Sorry for a late reply, but eone is on the case.
There's also this Croix thread that is worth checking out. Both are very inspiring builds/threads.

^sick!

That's not a knife...

That's hardly a bike.

but very much a re.

Many times over.

Tubus Tara- good choice for a low-rider front rack?

That Bianchi is a dream