Originally Posted by
IAmSam
So we meet again
You mentioned you are on a budget, which I can appreciate, but in today's gravel/adventure "wider tires are better" environment, there are more than a few wheels with 17/18-20mm interior rim widths and 120mm track axles at low-to-high price points floating around out there. Based on my own real world experience that I long windily, maybe even pedantically, put out here...I'd suggest and hope that if you are serious about putting 35mm tires on your bike that you turn your shopping in that direction.
Good luck and ride safe...
Ohoy fellow 925'er! Yeah, these Alex G2000 rims have an inner width of 17 and they seat my current 35c's beautifully. I'm not looking to switch into a narrower rim by force, but I can't seem to find readily built wider rims with a hub for a freewheel. The DT R460 looks like a solid upgrade, but all the built rear ones I've come accross are equipped with a hub for geared bikes. Maybe I'm not just looking hard enough!
Theres always an option for building them, but I'd think with labor the overall cost would climb up too high for me at this moment. I'm not in a hurry to get these so I could always try and stay patient, if such thing is humanly possible in things of this sort.. One could always just sort out the slight play on the wheel with new set of bearings, but this is a fine opportunity to justify a purchase!
