Old 04-21-23 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Road Fan
I see no reason modern rims are needed for a bike with brifter shifting. I changed my 1984-ish Mondonico from 2 x 6 friction to 2 x 10 indexing, and built wheels with GP-4's. No problems since then.
Not needed but if I was going brifter and choosing between the two rims, I’d go with the wider TB14 and use the MA2 on a different build. Folks are going wider and wider on tires and a brifter set up will likely end up on a frame with more clearance and fat tires. (400+ gram vintage rims are plenty strong but these days I try not to abuse my GL330s.)
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