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05-17-12, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by JonnyHK

But if you are looking for a CX bike, perhaps something beefier like the Velocity Dyad or the Kinlin 300?

FTR - I've got Velocity Dyads on my commuting bike (32 hole), Kinlin 300 on my main race/training bike (24/28), and Open Pros on my secondary race bike (stored in another country for when I'm there - 28/32)

Kinlin XR-300's? After much research I think I might go that route. Are the aero properties a real world benefit (in an aerodymanic sense, not the somewhat debateable reasons some CX users subscribe to, CX is not a primary concern for me)?

Also, another reason I was attracted to them were that higher profile rims seem to be noted for their duraility. That being the case, would a lower spoke count be out of the question? I was thinking the 24/28 combo you had seemed like a good idea but I'm not sure if it is right my application.

It seems IRD has quite a mark up on their Cadence Aero rim that is supplied by Kinlin and has the same specs.

Can you recommend a good retailer for these?

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Originally Posted by fietsbob

Mavic CD, their hard anodizing treatment is a dark grey.. maybe thats dark enough? ceramic braking surface is a foul weather braking advantage..
with the appropriate brake pads ..

Not a bad recommendation but I have reservations regarding the durability of any colored rim brake surface that isn't ceramic.

Personal rant... Mavic's website sucks:
http://www.mavic.com/en/product/rims.../rims/Open-Pro

They have very little info regarding the different options for that rim. I had to Google to find out that the CD finish is optional and I'm pretty sure they only come in 32h (I might be wrong but the answer not to be found on the product page)

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Originally Posted by Fat Boy

Either way, I'd go with hubs off of http://www.bikehubstore.com/ and possibly this rim http://www.bikehubstore.com/category-s/162.htm although I can't recommend this rim because I've never actually had one in my hands. All in all, though, it looks pretty good.

I didn't ask about hubs, not that I mind, but I wondered why you recomended those specifically. Personally I'm a fan of Shimano hubs. I think the biggest selling point that they lack is not having any "trick" appearance to them. Most of the pricey hubs look great but they aren't forged and IMO cartridge bearings don't have any real advantage over cone bearings. Shimano hubs are easily user serviceable (not true of a lot of the pricey option). Ideally I'd like to pick up a used set of Dura-Ace 7900 hubs off of eBay but they don't show up very often and having the desired hole count on the ones that do is pretty rare. My rim choice will help determine my spoke count and then the search for hubs will start.

Thanks everybody for the input so far, I learned a LOT.

TM

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