Hello, everyone.
New here. Stumbled on the site researching rims & figured I’d join up & ask a couple of questions.
I am getting a Powertap wheel. Trying to decide if I should just get the wheelset from them, or build it myself (leaning that way, since I have built a few sets, enjoy it, and their set only comes in 32 hole. Everything I’ve built for myself in forever has been 28.) The front will be built around a stray Campy Chorus 28H I have.
So, I’ve always used Mavic rims. Open Pro CD’s of some sort. Was planning to get a set, started looking around, and ran into quite a few comments about rims failing. Been using Mavics for 20+ years and never had that happen. Is this a real, wide spread problem?
As an alternative, I was looking at DT Swiss, the r450’s. About the same price (about $60-ish, which is about where I want to stay), but I know nothing about DT Swiss. How are these rims? They are pinned, not welded. Big deal or no? Quality?
And to help with any suggestions, I am about 160-175lb (depending on motivation), ride pretty much all the time on smooth-ish roads, and will use the wheel for training, both indoors & out. Always built 2x, but thinking about making the PT wheel 3x.
Any feedback on the rims, spoking, whatever, is welcome.
Thanks!
New here. Stumbled on the site researching rims & figured I’d join up & ask a couple of questions.
I am getting a Powertap wheel. Trying to decide if I should just get the wheelset from them, or build it myself (leaning that way, since I have built a few sets, enjoy it, and their set only comes in 32 hole. Everything I’ve built for myself in forever has been 28.) The front will be built around a stray Campy Chorus 28H I have.
So, I’ve always used Mavic rims. Open Pro CD’s of some sort. Was planning to get a set, started looking around, and ran into quite a few comments about rims failing. Been using Mavics for 20+ years and never had that happen. Is this a real, wide spread problem?
As an alternative, I was looking at DT Swiss, the r450’s. About the same price (about $60-ish, which is about where I want to stay), but I know nothing about DT Swiss. How are these rims? They are pinned, not welded. Big deal or no? Quality?
And to help with any suggestions, I am about 160-175lb (depending on motivation), ride pretty much all the time on smooth-ish roads, and will use the wheel for training, both indoors & out. Always built 2x, but thinking about making the PT wheel 3x.
Any feedback on the rims, spoking, whatever, is welcome.
Thanks!