You are reading a single comment by @hugo7 and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@hugo7
Well if you check the WW rims listings page you can compare weights.
OP's are around 430g a rim - which is a good weight for a clincher rim when you look at the rest. I think there are now some light weight cx rims which would be good as they're wider - not sure what their availability in the UK is tho. Velocity A23's are wider and a 'normal' road rim weight. But bang for the buck and in terms of their availability, OP's are one of the best options.
Hub weight is less important, as they're in the middle.
From memory Mdcctester often recommends rigidas(?), as they're cheaper and just as good in his opinion.
From my limited experience and the more I read, I think that for the average cyclist, any half decent 32 hole rim, built 3 cross, to a reasonable standard, with a tyre that isn't shit will do the job well 99% of the time. Further, I think that anything beyond that mainly comes down to pure bike geekery*.
EDIT: also see this thread: http://www.lfgss.com/thread41982.html
*my next set of wheels will definitely be one of these useless constructions.