View Single Post
Old 04-11-16, 07:07 PM
  #10  
rpenmanparker 
Senior Member
 
rpenmanparker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 28,682

Bikes: 1990 Romic Reynolds 531 custom build, Merlin Works CR Ti custom build, super light Workswell 066 custom build

Mentioned: 109 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6556 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 58 Times in 36 Posts
Originally Posted by scuzzo
wow, welcome to the ignore thing, how do i put some on ignore.. i got to figure that out.. but better materials, double eyelit spokes holes, better hubs, better milled brake surface.. more durable.. all of that cant really be adressed with spoke tension. oh i give up...
Eyelets have been totally discredited in modern rim construction. And they have essentially disappeared from quality rims. Kinlin is among the cheapest and also best made rim available. Hubs are really just about bearings, and even the best bearings are relatively cheap. There is no point to spending a bunch on hubs. Novatecs and Bitexes work great. Spend what you wish, but don't make the mistake of thinking expensive wheels will do anything for you that well chosen, moderately priced ones will not.
__________________
Robert

Originally Posted by LAJ
No matter where I go, here I am...
rpenmanparker is offline