Fixed: rim recommendation please

terongi

New rim needed for front wheel of fixed bike used for commuting.

Primarily needs to be strong for potholes / bad weather / falling over etc

Needs good braking surface for bad weather. I use only a front brake.

Light and fast would be nice too, but strength and durability are primary.

Any recommendations?

NervexProf

terongi wrote:

New rim needed for front wheel of fixed bike used for commuting.

Primarily needs to be strong for potholes / bad weather / falling over etc

Needs good braking surface for bad weather. I use only a front brake.

Light and fast would be nice too, but strength and durability are primary.

Any recommendations?

Recommend these: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... lack%20Rim

36 hole.

meagain

Or the ceramic version if you can run to the extra 50 quid!

terongi

meagain wrote:

Or the ceramic version if you can run to the extra 50 quid!

Thanks Dave.

But what does the extra £50 buy me?

Are they safer (ie better stopping power)?

or is it just that they last longer (if so how much longer - my current alu rims have lasted about a year of all weather commuting)?

meagain

I wouldn't bother on a TWO braked bike, but yes if running only a front then I THINK the extra stopping pwer and the longer life possibly worth while.

Close call though.

I'd gather some more opinions if I were you!

tatanab

I am sure the Open Sport is a perfectly adequate rim, indeed I have some of the predecessor, the MA3. However, you took the trouble to specify you need a strong rim. The Open Sport is a single eyelet rim. A double eylet rim is stronger. In Mavic that gives the Open Pro, or DRC do a very similar rim in the ST17. Or maybe you need a wider rim?

Pete Beer

I agree. You can't go wrong with a Mavic rim. Try SJS they have a good selection.

andyp

Ambrosio Excellence - strong, robust, looks classy.

meagain

Salsa Delgado "29er's"?

charlie- the-bike-monger got some up on ebay. Reckoned to be pretty tough as I recall.