I have a set of Nextie and a set of LB. Haven’t had a bike for the LBs yet, but I’ve been bombing around on the Nexties on rough grrrravel for the past year or so and they’re sturdy as hell. I’d expect the LB to be much the same.
Does anyone have opinions on depths of rims? For mostly road riding?
Yes sir, we all do.
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35-45mm is probably the sweetest spot unless your chasing lots of aero gains
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if you’re using 28-32mm tires absolutely get modern aero rims like Road bicycle rims 28mm wide 40mm deep clincher for cyclocross and gravel bikes or AR465 Carbon Road/CX/Gravel Rim - Light Bicycle
there is no downside to 40-50mm depth with wide toroidal crabon profiles
extra-light “climbing” rims are counterproductive as the aero advantage is bigger even uphill on extended climbs (like there was a classic analysis of gear selection for Mt. Ventoux)
Nextie has had an extra wide “gravel” profile that I’m gonna use for my next wheels with ~36mm tires https://www.nextie.com/gravel-AGX-700C and LB just released a competitor to that? WG44 Disc Carbon Gravel Rim - Light Bicycle
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i think trek/bontrager just went to i25 for a 32 tire focused rim
the ENVE All Road rims have been at i25 for five or six years, which were originally targeted at making a “28mm” tire actually 32mm with aero slipstream around the rim
The less expensive Fulcrum carbon jawns are phenomenal for the price, optimized for 28/30 but still give a decent transition shape with 32.
I’ve been doing road rides and racing them all year. 10/10.
Makes it hard to justify a hand built set with fancy pants hubs.
i’ve been out of the game for a while but if trek adopted it, it’s probably caught on. meanwhile i have i23 rims for my 650x48 bike because i thought that was “wide enough”
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link?
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https://www.fulcrumwheels.com/en/wheels/road-bike-wheels/wind-40-db
These. Bonus for the undrilled rim-bed so it’s NEVER the tape.
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You can definitely get a hand built set for less than $1300 tho
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I have the LB WR40 which is i25 and transitions nicely on a 32mm tire.
There are lots of good Chinesium rim manufacturers. I like LB either for the specific selection of rims, or the components used, that is, Sapim spokes and nipples and DT hubs (typically).
Built my first wheel. Cut and threaded my own spokes which was neat. Velocity A23 laced to a VO hub. @igor your hubs are incredibly loud. I kind of dig it actually.
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Nicely done!
Hope you have better luck with the velocity rim than I did.
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I’m about to build one burly MF’n wheel with this green ass Rhyno Lite.
Now I need a 135 QR 36h disk hub, preferably centerlock, but it seems like slim pickins.
Might get the VO, but it’s pricier than I’d like.
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any of y’all with the Ali 420s do anything to them before building? grease, bearings, inspection etc
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@Rusty_Piton this is pretty much the one. I did similar dithering for a rear centerlock hub to go with one of those cheap 36h CL shimano dynohubs that were on sale like a year ago.
Was going to post the same hub from Universal, but it’s $10 cheaper at Cambria.