• Fuck, I might cancel and get some wooden rims. They're the next big thing that used to be a thing, aren't they?

    Wooden rims have indeed returned from the Abyss. They are making a comback through retro-chic, "handmade bicycle movement" and on the shoulders of wooden bicycles --- materials such as bamboo are becoming increasingly popular. The biggest problem wooden rims historically had was braking performance. As an insulator the rubber brake pads would get hot and start to melt--- alu is a good heat conductor and helps keep things cool albeit with the side problem of itself getting hot. New brake shoes that have been developed for carbon rims are ideal for wood. Bicycles with rims from CB and Cerchi Ghisallo are on display at nearly every bicycle show--- and I think sales are at levels unseen for many decades.
    I'm nearly temped myself to build a set around some HB-7600 hubs... Hmmm with some FMB Paris-Roubaix tires.....

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