Posted on January 6, 2012 by bec
Q: What is the outside and inside dimensions of the No Tubes Alpha please? I need a wider-than-open-pro 28h rim.
A: I just measured some rims for you:
Inside/outside widths
Mavic Open Pro 14.5mm / 19.7mm
NoTubes Alpha 340 17.1mm / 20.2mm
Velocity A23 17.8mm / 22.7mm
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Posted on January 4, 2012 by bec
Q:
I ride about 6000 miles a year. I'm thinking of Mavic open pro or Ambrosio Excellight. Is there much between them, and Ambrosio very durable (read on a forum about them cracking round the eyelets)? The front wheel is radially laced.
A:
The Ambrosio seem good but we haven't been selling them long enough to say how long they will survive, maybe 1 year or so. None have failed so far. For what it's worth, in my experience most rims will crack around the eyelets eventually. Certainly it's the case with Mavics. I would consider the Open Pro to be very similar to the Ambrosio Excellight; they are a similar weight and they feel very similar to build - fairly flexible but build good wheels.
If it helps, we have a pair of wheels built with Open Pros which we've been riding about 5 years now, on and off, and they are still in one piece so I guess they are pretty durable. I am currently riding Excellights but have only had the wheels about a year and I don't get to ride the bike very often (I have to test a lot of different wheels).
Another good rim is the Velocity A23. It...[ continue reading >> ]
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