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for an old kona conversion to drops with 700c wheels for commuting / odd bit of off road
nothing flash - good value, solid, not too heavy - the holy trinity!
thanks
handbuilts - 105/Ultegra hubs on, say Mavic A319 rims?
That's what I ran on my tourer for a while. Very solid.
mavic open pro rims are pretty bomb proof. just need to pair them with decent hub and spokes.
[i]mavic open pro rims[/i]
what he said, mine are on ultegra..
Open Pros here too. Watch the spacing of the hubs road vs mtb, though.
You could go A2Z hubs with decent spokes?
A319 = overkill IME/O.
OPen pro = fine.
yeah, depends on how 'off road' it is.
If it's canal towpaths then OPs will be fine. You could go 36h on the rear too.
nedrapier - oooh spacing, hadn't thought of that
what's the difference in spacing? assume therefore road wheels won't work?
thx
Road is 130mm and mtb is 135mm (fixed and track are often 120mm).
If the frame is steel you may get away with the wrongsize. Certainly surly to droputs at 132.5 so they can be used either way.
If they are mtb then just buy some 29er wheels or get open pros with a mtb hub of your choice.
okay
yup its steel. I try some road wheels in it
wouldn't have thought 29er wheels would fit? is it likely they would? that would be great..........
29er = 700c The dead same diameter. eg 2.0" race kings go on my open pros.
Differences will be in the width and the braking surface. I'd have thought most "mtb 29er" rims will be disc-only?