Originally Posted by
bigfred
For both touring and commuting there are options that will do exactly what you're talking about(tie of the spokes and ride, even with clyde weight on them) at 200 grams less weight, A719, Deep V, etc. That's all I'm saying.
I just don't see a 770 gram, 43 mm deep profile rim, that appears to lack braking surfaces, as being aimed at the touring or commuting crowd. I don't doubt that these will build up into an incredibly strong wheel. I just see the added 200 grams for a deep 43mm profile as wasted weight when there are already incredibly strong rims aimed at those market segments that are doing a very admirable job.
Who knows, if I get the overwhelming urge to build up some uber-clyde aero wheels (now there's an oxymoron for ya'), these might find there way onto them. Until then,.......... meh.
Looking at the site, there is no photograph, so it's hard to tell if it has braking surfaces or not, if the rim itself has not been released yet, then it's tough to tell, the drawing may be a quickie to show the depth rather then an exact technical drawing. One wonders though with deeper rims, how do you reach the screw for the nipple, do they use extra long nipples, extra long screws or do the holes go through to the inner most layer, and if that is the case, doesn't the hole cost a lot of the strength?
I don't know in my books the more options the better.....