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Old 04-15-10, 07:53 AM
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Andrey
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I just went through the same decisions and settled on Velocity Fusion 32 spoke rim with Shimano dynohub.

I always preferred rims taller in profile for stiffness and reliability over box section rims. I am not planning to run tires wider then 32 mm Pasela though on my long distance/touring bike. I may also run 25-28 tires also on it on other bikes. I am the same weight as you but I do not like very heavy rims/tires, but at the same time I like stiff and reliable wheels. At my weight I never broke a spoke on the front wheel and some of my bikes have less than 32 spokes.

Velocity Fusion was the best compromise for me between weight/strength/quality/stiffness/price. I may add a rear Velocity Deep-V for the rear later on to match the front Fusion rim. I also looked at Mavic CXP 33 and Kimlin 270 something as well as Open Pro and DT Swiss RR 465(double), Velocity Dyad and Deep-V.
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