I own Velocity Quills and currently have them on my Sam. These are great rims and will be perfect for your intended purpose. I would spend a little more for the DT Swiss hubs and consider building the wheel with Double Butted spokes versus straight gauge. I won't claim to be an expert on the differences in spokes but for my wheel builds I've used double butted and have been told they are easier to get the correct amount of tension. For my inbound Platypus I'm going to use Atlas rims that have been hanging in my basement. I've always wanted to put them back in action and this is my chance. I picked up a Deore rear hub NOS for $35 and my front hub will be a Schmidt Widebody Dyno hub. I'm going to use Sapim Race for my spokes.
On Monday, December 11, 2023 at 9:12:42 PM UTC-5 steve...@gmail.com wrote: > When I built up my Platypus this past summer I borrowed the wheels off > of another bike - now I'm ready to give the Platy her very own 650b > wheels. > > The build is road oriented, intended mostly for day rides and maybe some > light touring. Currently running 38mm slicks but plan to replace them with > something in the 42 - 44mm range. The bike weighs a bit under 30 lbs and > I'm about 165 lbs. > > I have a wheel set cued up with Pro Wheel Builders; Velocity Quill 32 hole > rims, straight gauge spokes, and DT Swiss 350 hubs (the 2021 version). > I'm also considering letting Velocity build them for me using their Racer > hubs instead of the 350s. Before I pull the trigger though I'd love to hear > what thoughts or opinions others might have. Thanks, Steve > -- 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/6f65fead-8140-4167-94a5-7dff58c839d0n%40googlegroups.com.
