Thank you! Yes, tubeless compatible matters. I believe it is increasingly common to run 38 mm tires tubeless. I mainly have experience with tubeless in the 2"+ widths.
On Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 3:39:16 PM UTC-7 Ryan Stanis wrote: > FWIW, to second Aaron's suggestion, the Velocity Quill is an improvement > on the A23, as many have found the A23 too easy to dent/flat spot (myself > included). It is a wider rim than the a23, enterprise, or pacenti brevet, > but any road caliper found on a riv shouldn't have issue with it's > width. Maybe overkill if you're staying off rough roads and gravel, but > personally I'd rather spend the extra money for peace of mind. As far as > Velocity hubs, some of them are rebranded Bitex, an industry standard in > prebuilt wheels. Unsure of their QR road models. > > VO enterprise rim is NOT tubeless compatible if that is a current or > future concern. VO hubs are easily serviceable, and run for a good many > miles. I have been running a rear VO hub since 2017 in varying frequency of > use and have yet to replace bearings. If you're not trying to future proof > your wheelset, that $400ish price tag from VO is pretty sweet. > > Pacenti Brevets has recently shot up in price a good bit. Nice looking > rim, tubeless compatible. Seem to build up with relatively lower than > usual tension on the non drive side rear depending on what hub they're > paired with, and I have received at least one with a flat spot from the > factory. But as the old adage goes, "sh*t happens". > > Hope this helps! > > -Ryan > Keystone Bicycle Co. > Philadelphia, PA > -- 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/49e58ca2-1b0e-4bde-84ad-c3a4f7ab0e61n%40googlegroups.com.
