Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - 36-hole rim bonanza festival!

I bought a set of IRO high-flange hubs from the bargain bin yesterday, with expected delivery next week, and have been looking into what rims I should get to accompany them. It seems like 36-hole hoops are getting harder to find, but I still haven't gone into my LBS and looked through catalogs, just browsed on the internet. I was planning on having a rear Velocity Fusion with a front Velocity Aerohead, but when you get into the higher spoke counts your options seem to change around a bit. I figured since I'm going with a high spoke count I may as well get a low-profile rim and end up with an understated, classy wheel set.

So far I'm looking at Velocity Aeros, Aeroheads, and Fusions as well as Sun CR-18s. Not really interested in Open Pros, since I'm hoping to keep costs down somewhat. Anything else out there that I should know about with a 36-hole drilling?

Salsa Delgado.

I just last night picked up my Ambrosio Excellight SSC's in 36H for my bargain bin IRO hubs too...... weird.

Mavic Open Sport, descendant of the MA-3. I've beaten the crap out of mine for several years, and they've held up great.

VO PBP's look nice. They are a polished box section rim.

VO PBP's look nice. They are a polished box section rim.

I was pretty excited for these, but I just saw they're 13.2mm inner width. Is everybody riding decent widths switching to 650b or something?

Yeah, those VO rims looked off to me. I liked the idea, but they looked really tall for a box section...

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If you pick up some sun CR-18s you'd probably be able to break the frame before tacoing that rim. Those ****ers are indestructable.

I was pretty excited for these, but I just saw they're 13.2mm inner width. Is everybody riding decent widths switching to 650b or something?
What's wrong with the 13.2mm width?

If you're looking for something cheap, the M13 II by Sun isn't bad.

If you're into tubs and willing to wait a bit, I love the campy record crono (http://cgi.ebay.com/Campagnolo-Record-Crono-36h-tubular-rims-NOS_W0QQitemZ370269353082QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCycling_Parts_Accessories?hash=item5635c5f47a) rims.

What's wrong with the 13.2mm width?

Too narrow for my taste. I wouldn't feel secure riding wider tires (i.e. 30mm and up). That's actually what I expect for most rims these days, but I would have thought VO would source something more compatible with beefy tires, like what they themselves are selling.

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Reading back over the thread title as I was clicking on it I realized how it could be construed to sound sort of dirty. Oops.

PS, I was walking downtown a few minutes ago and saw some Velocity Aeros on a Milwaukee frame, and it was the classiest thing ever. I need those rims now.

I had a set of 36h CR-18s and they were really nice. I ran 35's and 38 on them...only downside is that they are a bit of a pain to get tires on and off of

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What about Araya's?

They make for a classy looking wheel.

Araya red labels... they are so bad they should be sent to me for secure disposal so that no-one else uses them.

I take it that is not bad as in bad, but bad as in good!

Too narrow for my taste. I wouldn't feel secure riding wider tires (i.e. 30mm and up). That's actually what I expect for most rims these days, but I would have thought VO would source something more compatible with beefy tires, like what they themselves are selling.

I recall the PBP (Paris-Brest-Paris) were designed to take the 28mm tires that most people use on said sporting event. Yeah, it's a bit small, but I'm sure 32mm would fit just fine, if a little less round. And if you do want wider, well the sun CR-18 is a damn good rim

I take it that is not bad as in bad, but bad as in good!

No... they are really really horrible.

I will even pay the shipping on any sets people want to send me... all for the public good of course.

:)

mavix cxp33

CXP30's if you can find some NOS, or lightly used.

Check these out

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mavic-CXP33-V-Shape-clincher-Blue-700c-36h-rims-NOS_W0QQitemZ370273756275QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCycling_Parts_Accessories?hash=item5636092473#ht_500wt_1 177

I have Mavic a319s laced to Surly hubs [via universal cycles]. I'm pretty heavy and ride on some rough streets, go off curbs, etc. I've only had them 2 months but they're still true. The max rim pressure is only 100psi though, which is fine since I run 28mm Armadillos (also the minimum tire width on the rims).

Yeah, those VO rims looked off to me. I liked the idea, but they looked really tall for a box section...

They are not really all that tall. There's room for a brake track, and a little wiggle room besides. They look a lot like my Mavic MA-2's, a classic polished box section rim that you could also consider looking for.

Mavic's A319 and A719 are great rims and beefy as **** though you you do pay for it with that bit of added weight. I would confidently do small stair drops on my 36 hole A719 rear wheel.

I would like to place another vote for CR-18's. These can take a serious pounding.

So from my searches on eBay I've seen a lot of lightly used or NOS tubular rims, and I'm really very seriously considering them. People seem to laud tubular tires a lot except for them being difficult to patch and not as disposable as clinchers. I'm planning on using this wheel set on a "nice" fixed gear: around town, dry weather, and not likely over streets that are too awful. I'm figuring on taking a spare tire and a CO2 pump with me. Do you all think this could work or am I seriously asking for it more than I know?