Originally Posted by
WheresWaldo
I called and spoke directly to Nimble, they have no problems with using their HorseFly rim with a total 370 pound team. That was provided that the disks are removed and we go to a rim brake. He was very serious about that request.
That sounds backwards.... I would think they'd want you to use a disc brake instead of a rim brake given the amount of heat that a tandem with rim brakes can put into the wheels. In fact, Rolf offers tandem-rated carbon wheelset that can ONLY support a dual-disc configuration. Rolf, Co-Motion and Advanced Composites collectively developed this carbon wheelset and a disc-compatible Wound-Up carbon fork for tandems. I'm not sure if it has been a hot seller or not.