I've just had the same dilemma on some Cliffhangers. Currently have polished on my Appaloosa and they look great but decided on silver anodized because they also look great and were £70 cheaper for the pair (money is a bit tighter now) and will probably need to be replaced due to wear in not that many years.
On Thursday, 4 September 2025 at 17:29:05 UTC+1 [email protected] wrote: > I've got the non-polished silver quills laced to polished silver dura ace > 7700 hubs (36h!!!) on my ritchey breakaway cross. I personally like a clash > of black/silver/polished/anodized on my bike, but even if I didn't, the > profile of these rims is very attractive and mates well with whatever else > you might put on your rig. > > On Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 5:14:30 AM UTC-7 Will Boericke wrote: > >> I have polished rims that I don't care about on my commuter and they >> definitely get dirty and stay dirty quickly. I'd personally go for >> anodized if you care how they look. >> >> Will >> >> On Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 10:31:31 PM UTC-4 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> I'm ordering a set of Velocity Quill wheels for my new Homer build and >>> am having difficulty deciding between silver polished or silver anodized. I >>> prefer the look of the silver polished but worry about the additional >>> maintenance and upkeep that they'll require in terms of cleaning. My wheels >>> will be build with a silver polished SON dynamo front hub + silver polished >>> MI5 rear hub, but I've already accepted my fate with those polished parts >>> given that they're the only silver option available. >>> >>> These wheels will see a variety of riding from daily mixed-weather >>> commutes in NYC to the rare weekend gravel ride. >>> >>> I'd appreciate it if anyone could share some insight/experience with >>> silver polished or silver anodized wheels! >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >> -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d42a6a8d-114b-425a-ae85-848eaa25eab0n%40googlegroups.com.
