[RBW] Rim recommendations for easy tire changes

2024-06-07 Thread S. Greco
Hey All, I am looking for rim recommendations that offer relatively easy tire changes. I don't ride tubeless and have grown increasingly intolerant of some of the super tight fits of certain tubeless-compatible offerings. I have a few sets of Velocity Dyads, both 700c and 650c and find them to

[RBW] Rim recommendations?

2018-05-27 Thread John Casteen
I've run their TB14 with Barlow Pass & Jack Browns. No problems mounting. The style of the rim is a little more traditional than the Archetype, if I remember right. I like them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To

[RBW] Rim recommendations?

2018-05-25 Thread Bill Lindsay
I’m a 100% HED Belgium one-man shop at this point. They are expensive but perfecto for all my Compass tire work. I can’t say they are superior to the Archetype, but I can say that it’s convenient to use the same rim across several builds, and I’m completely satisfied with HED rims. Bill

Re: [RBW] Rim recommendations?

2018-05-25 Thread Steve Palincsar
On 05/25/2018 08:06 AM, Lum Gim Fong wrote: In my experience: 650bx36 hole black label Grand Bois rims. Compass 32/38/42 mm wide tires go on and off with bare hands like butter and practically auto bead seat upon inflation. My experience as well. For 650b avoid synergy rims as Hetres

[RBW] Rim recommendations?

2018-05-25 Thread Lum Gim Fong
In my experience: 650bx36 hole black label Grand Bois rims. Compass 32/38/42 mm wide tires go on and off with bare hands like butter and practically auto bead seat upon inflation. For 650b avoid synergy rims as Hetres and Compass tires require hand massaging to bead seat. If you are 700c,

[RBW] Rim recommendations?

2018-05-25 Thread Eric Karnes
Hi guys- So, it's finally time to replace my defective Sun CR-18s. I really like Compass tires, but in the past have had real trouble fitting supple tires on tubeless-compatible rims (which seem to be the majority of choices these days). Open Pros have always been fantastic for me–quick pop