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Old 10-18-09 | 04:23 AM
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mtnbke
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Bikes: '92 22" Cannondale M2000, '92 Cannondale R1000 Tandem, another modern Canndondale tandem, Two Holy Grail '86 Cannondale ST800s 27" (68.5cm) Touring bike w/Superbe Pro components and Phil Wood hubs. A bunch of other 27" ST frames & bikes.

Originally Posted by TandemGeek
An excellent choice for off-road 29" tandems as well as on road for very heavy tandem teams and multi-seat tandems, i.e., triplets, quads, quints...

However, at 650g it's decidedly over kill for most other teams.



The Dyad (480g @ 24mm wide) is a good choice for the average size to large tandem teams who won't run tires under 25mm. Same width as the Chukker, but 3/4 the weight.



The Deep-V (520g @ 19mm wide) is a good choice for light to middle weights looking for a more performance oriented rim who won't run tires larger than 28mm.



The Fusion (475g @ 19mm wide) is a good choise for light weight teams looking for a very light but still durable performance rim who, like the Deep-V, won't be running tires larger than 28mm.



Again, one of the things that makes Velocity rims great is the incredible variety of rims they produce, e.g., the following are just for 700c

Aero
Aerohead O/C
Aerohead
B43
Blunt
Chukker
Deep V
Dyad
Escape
Fusion
Glider
Pro Elite
Razor
Synergy
Synergy O/C
VXC
Twin Hollow
P35
TandemGeek,

I was SOOOOO disappointed when I realized the B43 didn't have a brake compatible surface. I guess you could angle the brakes all funny (especially touring Mafac style cantis). I still don't understand why Velocity didn't engineer that rim to haver a vertical braking surface that could be optionally machined, or even not.

What a rim.
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