I'm pretty sure Rigida rims are made in China. They're cheap here, but theirs were also the only rims I could find that are wide, silver and have 36 holes and aren't disc-specific. Mavic rims are about 1.5–2 times the price, and Velocity rims are only available in very few places and are far more expensive.
The gearing is certainly low (roughly equivalent to a 30t ring with a 12–34 cassette?) but I think it will be about right for hills. 7 and 8 are nice cruising gears on flat pavement. I'll post again after I've been on some longer off-road rides. One thing I noticed, having never ridden an IGH bike before, is that the drag from the hub is quite apparent in the bottom 4 gears, but not noticeable in the top 4. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
