Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 854
Likes: 1
From: Central Ohio
Bikes: All 80s Schwinns: 88Prologue, 88Circuit, 88Ontare, 88KOM, 86SS, 88Tempo, 88V'ger, 80V'ger, 88LeTour, 82LTLuxeMixte, 87 Cimarron, 86H.Sierra, 92Paramount9c
I was going to mention Velocity Deep V as well, I have a set in bright silver machined sidewall waiting for a build.
However I had never heard of the Kinlin. Might have to look more at those if I do another deep v. Lighter and cheaper, hmm.
They seem to be in completely different spoke count ranges though, with the Kinlin only available in 16, 20, 24 hole and the Velocity in 28, 32, 36, 40. For the silver rims. It seems the Velocity are for heavier build while Kinlin for lightweight.
Which begs the question (from me anyhow), how do you determine appropriate spoke count? If I was going to build up a wheelset for a ~20 lb road bike and 150 lb rider, what would be the minimum spoke count?