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Old 07-20-15 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Leukybear
Today I accidentally bought my first set of single-walled rims.
They appeared double walled in the profile-wise product pic!

So cheap they essentially went straight from the box to truing stand.

Also, the grove is so deep because of the faux- double wall profile that I ended up using a roll of velox and a rim strip for each.
Might not be the end of the world. I've had really good results with single-walled rims, and I like to imagine the extra air volume making the tires more comfy. Who knows if it's really making a difference though...
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