Wanted - "narrow" rimmed wheels for bike with tight frame clearance

bill.osborne

Does anybody have any suggestions for some replacement road bike wheels for my 2011 Ribble which I still love. It came with Mavic Ksyrium Equipes - 15mm internal/20mm external rim width which could run 25mm tyres no problem. When these died I replaced with some JRA Jawbones which were 18mm internal/24 external and can really only run 23mm tyres and some 25mm's depending on brand before they touch the frame between the chainstays. These are now on their last legs and I'd like to replace them with something at least as good as the Mavics for general riding. Looks like older Mavics run pretty narrow or Shimano C24's both plentiful secondhand - not sure of many new options ? Thanks all !

rick_chasey

I bought some Edco rims for my 2011 canyon CF ultimate and they fit.

They sell a narrower option. It is still wider than the rims it came with but it fits.

Edco all road

bobones

I've found the problem was more the tyres than the rims. On my old Scott CR1, the clearance between the chain stays was always a problem with some of the bigger 25s like GP4000s, Michelin Pro 3/4 even on narrower rims like C24s or Ambrosio Excellights, whereas I could run more accurately sized 25s without problem even on rims with 19/20 mm internal and 25/26 mm external width.

Anyway, if you really want to go back to narrow rims then Shimano have some options such as:
https://fawkes-cycles.co.uk/shimano-wheels-shimano-rs500-ultegra-tubeless-qr-clincher-road-wheelset-11s-p16666
https://fawkes-cycles.co.uk/shimano-wheels-shimano-ultegra-rs700-c30-tubeless-ready-q-r-pair-700c-p16667/s32400

MattFalle

Loads of Chinese stuff is narrow rims and are just as good as anything else.

EBay, AliBaba or Amazon.