Recommendations for 700c touring wheels/rims?

Hi there

Rear rim on the ultra galaxy has split around a couple of the spoke
nipples, but rims were virtually knackered anyways. I'm after a decent set
of wheels, good quality etc, strong, preferably with non-squeal rims... uses
include heavily laden touring and some rough tracks (canal
towpath/bridleways/forest tracks).

What's the jury think?

Thanks in advance,

Tim

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"Tim Dunne" wrote in message
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Hi there

Rear rim on the ultra galaxy has split around a couple of the spoke
nipples, but rims were virtually knackered anyways. I'm after a decent set
of wheels, good quality etc, strong, preferably with non-squeal rims...
uses
include heavily laden touring and some rough tracks (canal
towpath/bridleways/forest tracks).

What's the jury think?

I've got 36 hole Mavic 317 rims laced onto Deore hubs using plaine gauge 13g
spokes. Not let me down sin their acquisition. As for non squeal rims -
you will search forever :-) You can try Koolstop Salmon break blocks
though. They're vey good.

Contach SpaScycles www.spacycles.co.uk for some sound advice and reasonable
prices.

-=V=-

Tim Dunne wrote:
Hi there

Rear rim on the ultra galaxy has split around a couple of the spoke
nipples, but rims were virtually knackered anyways. I'm after a decent set
of wheels, good quality etc, strong, preferably with non-squeal rims... uses
include heavily laden touring and some rough tracks (canal
towpath/bridleways/forest tracks).

What's the jury think?


I am using DRC ST19 on my tourer. £23 from Withington Cycles. Using a
SON on the front Ultegra hub on the back. Used the front for over a
year and is wearing well, rear is newer. Mavic A719s look good for the
job too but more expensive.

Just my experience - buy a new 'shop wheel', use it for your tour and
adopt the attitude as long as it lasts this tour money well spent. The
'shop wheel' on my tourer has lasted some 4 years without one broken
spoke. Again my experience is that once spokes start to break the
integrity of the wheel is lost and it becomes more trouble than it is
worth.

Tim Dunne wrote:
Hi there

Rear rim on the ultra galaxy has split around a couple of the spoke
nipples, but rims were virtually knackered anyways. I'm after a
decent set of wheels, good quality etc, strong, preferably with
non-squeal rims...

Any rim can squeal with rim brakes.

uses include heavily laden touring and some rough
tracks (canal towpath/bridleways/forest tracks).

What's the jury think?

Mavic A719 or similar.

~PB

vernon wrote:

I've got 36 hole Mavic 317 rims laced onto Deore hubs using plaine
gauge 13g spokes. Not let me down sin their acquisition. As for non
squeal rims - you will search forever :-) You can try Koolstop
Salmon break blocks though. They're vey good.

Those bloody rims - I've tried all manner of blocks with the Avid Shorties.
Kool stop salmons, Clarke, Shimano, BBB, Fibrax - only Avid originals gave
any kind of peace although their performance was pants in the wet. I've
pored over Sheldons advice (toed in, toed out), buggered with the spacers
and attack angle and cleaned the rim with all kinds of spirits. My
conviction that the original Rigida Nova rims were pants was vindicated by
the back one turning to cheese.

I approached not-so-local but highly decent LBS[1] who're going to build me
up a new set of wheels based on Mavic a719s - freindly bike doctor showed me
a cross section of one and they look good to me.

Thanks all for your help

Tim


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