On 13 Mar 2005 08:12:50 -0800, wrote:

Neil Cherry wrote:
On 12 Mar 2005 11:20:35 -0800, wrote:


I'm riding 27" x 1 1/8" tires on Weinmann A-129 rims, ordinary
Shimano
hubs and butted DT spokes. These things date from the late 1970s!

OK, now here's the weird thing, I took one of my shot rims and put a
Weinmann rim on it (so I built it on reused parts) and that one is in
good condition. One of these days I'm going to take it off the 32
hole, 7 speed an move it up to one of my 32 hole 9 speed wrecks. That
rim is great!

Hmm. It occurs to me, I'm running 36 spokes. I wonder how much
difference that makes?

I throw 36 spoke wheels out of true as fast I as throw 32 spoke wheels
out of true. The 36 spoke wheel generally have a heavier/boxier rim
which holds up better (except for that one bunny hops, grrr ;-). The
Weinman I have is a weird looking rim. It's shinny! Even it's brake
surfaces but I have no problems with stopping. One of the problems I
may have with wheels is that I'm abusive to them. I throw on a back
pack with an extra 30 - 40lbs and ride to work. Or I'll throw on the
trailer and throw everything in there. I had 5 laptops (needed to load
new OS's for lab use) plus everything else (hey I have to eat too
;-). BTW, I weigh in at 190 lb in the early season.

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