Joined: Feb 2013
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From: North Queensland, Australia
Bikes: '93 Cadex CFM3, '84 Repco Nishiki Olympic 12,'87 Peugeot Montblanc, '09 Giant Trance X1, '13 De Rosa R838
Sun Ringle Charger wheelset for touring
Hi there,
Started planning a tour a few days ago but was knocked off my bike and now have to postpone. In addition, I will have to reconsider my rig. I was planning on taking my Cadex CFM3 with a light load and stiff forks. It is an old but sturdy lugged CF frame. It had a nasty knock in the accident, and I am not sure that I feel comfortable using vintage CF after that. Wheels are also badly buckled and probably shouldn't be used for a tour.
My new option-
Buy a new touring frame (surly or similar). Might as well get one with disc mounts...
The best candidate for a wheelset I have on hand is Sun Ringle Charger off my MTB. Very sturdy and quite light, but obviously not designed for touring. What do you think, could I use that wheelset? My main concern is that I wont be wanting to use MTB tyres, but a skinnier, slicker option (ideally 26x 1.4-2.5ish). I am not sure how to evaluate how skinny a tyre the rim could safely support.
Thoughts?