Originally Posted by
TandemGeek
Long live standard / conventional / custom wheels.
Racing wheels are, well, racing wheels. If you ain't racing you have to ask yourself... why I am using these?
I spent an afternoon with this guy last week, as he tweaked and fixed the wheels for our mixed (different front/back) rim-first-purchased used tandem. It was a wonderful experience.
http://www.youngwheels.com/
I'm convinced, that for our tandem;
I'll probably never own a set of aero wheels.
I'll never own a set of 16 spoke wheels.
I'll never own a set of goofball spoked wheels.
I'll have a drag brake as long as I have rim brakes on the bike.
I will let him build me a set of 40 spoke Aeroheat 26" rims on my 110/145mm Shimano hubs in the near future.