Do you need 44? It is a hill climb bike after all.
Do you need 44?
For weight weenie purposes, probably yes. It's going to be hard to find rims which work reliably at 16/20 which aren't well over 20g a piece heavier than ones which are good at 20/24
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Do you need 44? It is a hill climb bike after all.