I am glad to see that Keith already suggested unicycle rims. I used some to turn a Redline Monocog 29er into a poor man's snowbike, and loved it. That one used disc brakes, though, so I am not sure what I would have done about rim brakes. I got them from unicycle.com, FWIW. I used plain ol' duct tape as rim tape, to give you an idea of how wide those rims were. Tires were Schwalbe Big Apples in the summer and some WTB 29x2.55 knobbies in winter. -Wes
On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 8:01:29 AM UTC-8 iamkeith wrote: > > I used the Nimbus Dominator Unicycle rims on my Susie. 42mm outside /.32 > inside. They don't offer the machined sidewall version anymore, but I > haven't had braking issues. I can detect the pinned joint at times, but > it's not a detractor. They're stronger than any other rim (they're meant > to carry a rider's e tire weight on one unsuspended wheel) but feel MUCH > lighter in reality than they do on paper. I wasn't too concerned about > long-term aesthetics, but the brake surface has held up remarkably well. > It's a good anodizing. I have anodized rims on one of my most used bikes > from 1997 where the finish has held up well, too. In both cases, the > blemishes occur when you use them in wet, muddy conditions and get grit on > the pads. I have some Kris Holm 29er unicycle rims too, that are even wider > and DO have a machined braking surface, but they'd be hard to find. > > Ive posted pics of my susie a few times here over the past couple of > years, but can try to take some more if you're interested. > On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 8:41:01 AM UTC-7 lconley wrote: > >> 2mm wider. >> >> Laing >> >> On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 10:39:16 AM UTC-5 lconley wrote: >> >>> Alex DM-24. When I was deciding what rims to get built for the >>> Hubbuhubbuh, Rich said that the Alex rims were slightly wider - 1mm -> 32 >>> mm wide. >>> >>> >>> Laing >>> Delray Beach FL >>> >>> On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 10:29:31 AM UTC-5 [email protected] >>> wrote: >>> >>>> 2.5"-2.6" tires seem to be at the very upper limits for the venerable >>>> Cliffhanger. Is anyone aware of a 700c rim brake rim that is a bit wider? >>>> I have not found one. >>> >>> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/12e52978-c11a-48b3-a95f-60b6fcd576cdn%40googlegroups.com.
