Velocity rims

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Velocity rims - Are they any good?

Thanks,
sam

 

[Donga]

On Apr 17, 1:07 pm, [email protected] wrote:
> Velocity rims - Are they any good?
>
> Thanks,
> sam

Who's asking, and why?

 

[Rob.]

[email protected] wrote:

> Velocity rims - Are they any good?
>
> Thanks,
> sam

They fell apart on the MTB I would not use them again. I use Mavic.

 

[OzCableguy]

<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Velocity rims - Are they any good?
>
>

The factory's just around the corner from me so being a local product they
must be good. All the hipsters can't get enough of the Deep V's so they've
got street cred too!

I have a 26" rear one with a 8 spd cassette hub that I've never used if you
want to make me an offer. It owes me about $120.00. I originally bought it
because I kept blowing Shimano freehubs but the manufacturer has since
upgraded that part for me and it's been fine since. I also broke the
velocity hub and they replaced the whole wheel but I've never had a need to
use it since the Shimano one has been holding up. Now I ride single speed
anyway.

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www.oztechnologies.com

 

[Duncan]

On Apr 17, 2:32 pm, "OzCableguy" <[email protected]> wrote:
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > Velocity rims - Are they any good?
>
> The factory's just around the corner from me so being a local product they
> must be good.

Although for some inexplicable reason.. they're very hard to find
locally at a reasonable price. A shed-load cheaper in the US...

Which is why I didn't bother buying one when I made a rear wheel
recently, even though I went to the LBS specifically looking for one
of their aeroheads.


duncan

 

[OzCableguy]

"Rob." <[email protected].> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> [email protected] wrote:
>
> They fell apart on the MTB I would not use them again. I use Mavic.

From
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2008/04/bsnyc-department-of-ichthyology-leaping.html

Mavic: "Our Wheels Explode! Boom!"

http://bp0.blogger.com/_urSQl6wUA5g/R8778SarJ6I/AAAAAAAABXY/l9vYYjxCosQ/s1600-h/14.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/2290220764_e3cab03370.jpg?v=0

or in tinyurl format:

http://tinyurl.com/3atk3u
http://tinyurl.com/6qc4yf

;-)

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www.oztechnologies.com

 

[Donga]

On Apr 17, 2:52 pm, Duncan <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Apr 17, 2:32 pm, "OzCableguy" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> >news:[email protected]...
>
> > > Velocity rims - Are they any good?
>
> > The factory's just around the corner from me so being a local product they
> > must be good.
>
> Although for some inexplicable reason.. they're very hard to find
> locally at a reasonable price. A shed-load cheaper in the US...
>
> Which is why I didn't bother buying one when I made a rear wheel
> recently, even though I went to the LBS specifically looking for one
> of their aeroheads.
>
> duncan

I was quoted $115 for a locally made Velocity rim. The same rim is in
the US for USD$49 - with freight it is about the same - go figure.

BTW the OP seems to be a troll.

Donga

 

[Adrian Tritschler]

"Rob." <[email protected].> writes:

> [email protected] wrote:
>
>> Velocity rims - Are they any good?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> sam
>
> They fell apart on the MTB I would not use them again. I use Mavic.

They're bullet-proof on our tandem and I'd use them again anytime.

Bizarrely, the cheapest pair I've ever seen were in a bike shop in
Reading in the UK.

Adrian

 

[Rob.]

OzCableguy wrote:
> "Rob." <[email protected].> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>[email protected] wrote:
>>
>>They fell apart on the MTB I would not use them again. I use Mavic.
>
>
> From
> http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2008/04/bsnyc-department-of-ichthyology-leaping.html
>
> Mavic: "Our Wheels Explode! Boom!"
>
> http://bp0.blogger.com/_urSQl6wUA5g/R8778SarJ6I/AAAAAAAABXY/l9vYYjxCosQ/s1600-h/14.jpg
> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/2290220764_e3cab03370.jpg?v=0
>
> or in tinyurl format:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/3atk3u
> http://tinyurl.com/6qc4yf
>
> ;-)
>

This is well and good but the velocity rims that were on my MTB broke -
due to poor design. Note rims and not spokes. Also I think there too heavy.

 

[Patrick Keogh]

Rob. wrote:
>
> This is well and good but the velocity rims that were on my MTB broke -
> due to poor design. Note rims and not spokes. Also I think there too
> heavy.

I own three sets of Velocity rims.

I have a set of HEAVY DUTY Dyad rims on my touring bike. Yes they are
heavy. They are the right rims for laden touring, and I wouldn't
hesitate to ride off a cliff with them. Never broken a spoke. Never had
to true them since my brother built them six years ago.

I have a pair of Deep V in 700C which are my every day rims on the
touring bike when I don't have panniers and all that weight or when I
know it is going to be smooth bitumen. Probably true them a little every
couple of years. Never broken a spoke. I built these around nine years ago.

I have a pair of Deep V in 26" on my hardtail which have taken a heap of
punishment since I built them (over 10 years) without breaking a spoke.
Very strong wheels without too much weight.

YMMV.