• Just style, saw it on some bikes when I was putting the bars together a year or so ago, knowing the “source material” I’m sure their only purpose was “shifting more product per bike”

    it’s quite nice in hand.

    @amey think the only true way around this is to just ignore it, and get the rims built with box sections next time so I don’t care about Finnish being rubbed off when setting up the pads 🧠

    @Yemble lightest wide tumble less one is velocity quill at 21 mm but £99 a rim!! Velo orange has a tubeless one that is a tad wider but weigh as much as the bike you’ll put them on and have no machined track, kinlin adhns is 520~g a rim, 20mm internal and £25 a rim, but not tubeless! Then there is the pancetti brevet??? 80-90£? Rim tubeless, lightish, crust has one which is similar but lol @ that - big tyre rim brake really on its death bed tbqh - especially with the desire for 29 50mm+

  • Ooh yeah, those Crust 23i rims are probably the best bet. I don't think they were out when I built this set on Pacenti Brevets. Can't justify that spend, but if I were doing it again I'd probably go those in 650b to leave a bit of room for fenders. Hoping to move somewhere that gets actual rain later this year.

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