As others have pointed out, there are ways to try to make mounting a tire easier, and if your main goal is a wider tire, there is absolutely no problem with putting a 35mm tire on a rim the width of the open pro. On my Rambouillet I've maximized the tire size by running Paul Racer M brakes and 700x40 nominal (37.5mm actual) tires. A 35mm tire would be a great setup, I think, and a good balance between tire volume and clearance. Picture here: https://flic.kr/p/2kSZxh9
My rims are Velocity Aeroheads, which are very close in width to Open Pros and DT RR 1.1's, if memory serves correctly. I don't experience any handling issues with the wide tire/narrow rim combination. I run the pressures 40 psi front/55 psi rear, and I've weighed between 225 and 235 lbs with this setup. -Jeremy Till Sacramento, CA On Monday, November 29, 2021 at 10:39:16 AM UTC-8 bunny...@gmail.com wrote: > Hey all! > > I recently picked up a Rambouillet. I'm really liking it except for the > rims. It has an Open Pro and a DT RR 1.1. The DT especially is VERY > difficult to mount and unmount tires. Mainly, though, I'd just like to run > 35mm tires. > > I really like the hubs, and I've built wheels before. I'm looking for rims > that I can easily swap out. Not switching spokes is a plus. Right now it > seems like Velocity A23 and Mavic A316 both have the same ERD, so I should > be able to just swap them on. Any reviews, pros/cons of these rims. Also, > is there anything else I should check out? > > Cheers! > Ben > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0c71bd00-8f24-48fa-be85-3d1f0ee1f9a3n%40googlegroups.com.
