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Drilled Rims suck?!
Why get a drilled rim, It's lighter. Or so you thought. ::Nimbus 24-inch Muni Rim(Undrilled)-*790 g *:::: Kris Holm 24-inch- Freeride- Rim(Undrilled)-::::**-**544.3 g **::::Kris Holm 24-inch Mountain Rim (Drilled)-::*::694 g:: *The Nimbus rim is the heaviest. The DRILLED KH RIM is next, then the lightest rim is the UNDRILLED KH RIM! Okay, now I realize the KH drilled rim is .5 cm wider. But it is drilled the **** out of. Why is it so much heavier than its undrilled brother? So what I am saying is, weight freaks, please put down the power drill! how much good does .5 cm really do? All in all, I guess what I'm saying is Why would you get a KH drilled rim? No offence to KH himself, I just don't get it. -- vanpaun 'sixsixone' (http://www.sixsixone.com/) 'Ride Idiot Ride' (http://tinyurl.com/3tv4cl) glen wrote: I was referring more specifically to throwing circles at people...I should have been more explicit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ vanpaun's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15704 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71261 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Drilled Rims suck?!
Yeah drilled rims arn't great. My drilled rim got a lot of small cracks within the first few months that I got it and eventually a nice flat spot. I'm using my old kh rim now. -- unicycledood The.Mars.Volta wrote: haha, so young, yet so angry, damn that rap music. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ unicycledood's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14245 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71261 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Yeah but the point I was trying to make is it is only a *little* wider, and much heavier. -- vanpaun 'sixsixone' (http://www.sixsixone.com/) 'Ride Idiot Ride' (http://tinyurl.com/3tv4cl) glen wrote: I was referring more specifically to throwing circles at people...I should have been more explicit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ vanpaun's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15704 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71261 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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I don't believe the Nimbus 24 and 26 inch rim both weigh 790g (27.9ounces), the 24 inch must be lighter. jim -- Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9416 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71261 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Wider rims are drilled so that they're lighter than they would be, not necessarily so that they're lighter than narrower rims. Personally, I'm sticking with my undrilled KH 24 rim because it's lighter, and I don't feel like I need a wider rim. -- phlegm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ phlegm's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8382 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71261 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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If you're drilling holes in stuff to lighten it up, it can be deceptive how little you're actually lightening it. -- StephenH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ StephenH's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16659 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71261 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Um, you're comparing apples and oranges. Why don't you post weights of the same rim, undrilled and drilled. That'd actually be useful information. Unless you have evidence (other than anecdotal) that drilled rims aren't worth riding on, why are you proclaiming they "suck"? Does "suck" imply weakness, lack of value or lack of durability? Could you possibly be any more specific? Or are you just here to complain about something without presenting a coherent reason? -- maestro8 Those are my principles. If you don't like those, I have others. -- Groucho Marx The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity. -- François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire ------------------------------------------------------------------------ maestro8's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7871 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71261 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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maestro - posts before he reads. I just had to open the 'read post' thing, cause ijust had to see how he acted to this. yeah, its a weird thing that the rims heavier. kinda screwy. -- unibikeling 'sixsixone - Great equipment for all riding!' (http://sixsixone.com/) beeper wrote: you sir, are unrealistic Emile.m wrote: Today I finished 4th grade Skrobo wrote: Shut up now, your clogging my brain with question marks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ unibikeling's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14752 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71261 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Drilled is lighter. This isn't disputable. Given the same rim, when you remove material, it's lighter. There are a number of reasons why one rim would be heavier than another. One reason is width. 5mm may not seem like much, but that's over 10%, which IS significant, and you will notice it in your ride. Another reason, is that the wall thickness could be greater, providing MORE strength, perhaps even after drilling. You're certainly entitled to your preference of a narrower, lighter rim, probably with thinner walls, but that doesn't mean that drilled rims "suck" vanpaun wrote: Why get a drilled rim, It's lighter. Or so you thought. ::Nimbus 24-inch Muni Rim(Undrilled)-*790 g *:::: Kris Holm 24-inch- Freeride- Rim(Undrilled)-::::**-**544.3 g **::::Kris Holm 24-inch Mountain Rim (Drilled)-::*::694 g:: *The Nimbus rim is the heaviest. The DRILLED KH RIM is next, then the lightest rim is the UNDRILLED KH RIM! Okay, now I realize the KH drilled rim is .5 cm wider. But it is drilled the **** out of. Why is it so much heavier than its undrilled brother? So what I am saying is, weight freaks, please put down the power drill! how much good does .5 cm really do? All in all, I guess what I'm saying is Why would you get a KH drilled rim? No offence to KH himself, I just don't get it. -- mscalisi Unicycle for (reducing the) Buddha ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mscalisi's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4961 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71261 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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thanks for that great post! that makes 5mm huge. I kinda get it, but I still feel that an undrilled will be stronger, even if 10% less wide. Even in the description its called his strongest 24 rim. -- vanpaun 'sixsixone' (http://www.sixsixone.com/) 'Ride Idiot Ride' (http://tinyurl.com/3tv4cl) glen wrote: I was referring more specifically to throwing circles at people...I should have been more explicit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ vanpaun's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15704 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71261 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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