Old 02-08-11 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by clink83
+1 on cxp33s. If you want a lightish burly rim a 28 or 32h cxp33(or Open Pro) will get the job done well without those expensive spokes. I weight between 200-210lbs and ride 32h cxp33s on my road bike, and they are great. I can actually keep my brake pads close to the rims without hitting them on a sprint.
What year R1000 are you converting?
Thats probably more of a consequence of the spokes you are using, and has less to do with the rim. A heavily dished road wheel with CXRays on the DS will not be as stiff as a wheel built with a spoke that is not as strongly butted (DT competitions or Wheelsmith DB14s, for instance) on the DS. I'm guessing your spokes are 20-18-20 or 20-17-20. CXRays are 20-15-20. On the front and NDS rear it doesn't matter so much. The lack of dish on a track wheel makes it so much stiffer (and more structurally sound) that the thickness of the spokes doesn't matter so much.
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