Originally Posted by
jchabalk
I figured you guys might have a good answer to this. The Mavic site really leaves a lot to be desired data wise and i'm at the tail end of planning my build.
The bike is a randoneering/touring bike. I'm going to be running a 700c wheelset with 135mm rear drop (100mm front) with Avid BB7 (road) disc brakes.
I'm having trouble selecting a rim. I'm looking for all black (no machined braking surface) in a 36 hole drilling.
I'm shooting for durability here. The TN719 has been suggested as an all black rim as i can't find an all black A719. Does anybody have an positive or negative experiences with the TN719 used in non-mountain bike ways, or any other good rim suggestions?
I'm not dead set on mavic either, they've just always been given positive reviews for touring/randoneering.
- Disc Brakes so no machined side-wall
- 36 hole drilling
- 700c x 28 (possibly 700c x 32 (up to a 35))
thanks for any feedback!
It has been a couple of years but some things don't change much. I am in a very similar situation... wanting to make the right choice between Mavic's A719, A317 and A319. Like you I plan to use disk brakes so I don't need the nicely machined brake surfaces of the A319. I do plan to use 32 or 35 tires more than 28s as my main uses is credit card touring and riding dirt roads in winter. The A317 is a bit lighter than the either of the others so would be inclined to go for that choice unless one of the others is less likely to give me grief. Both the 317 & 319 have double eyelets so that isn't a tie breaker. All are "bombproof" per the Mavic website. The A719 is touted on the Mavic website as the "benchmark" but I can't find a reason why other than it costs more.
Any help in making my choice would be appreciated. Would also consider non-Mavic competitive products.