Are these vintage rims strong enough for touring?
01-25-08, 12:04 PM
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Are these vintage rims strong enough for touring?
I posted this in the vintage forum but got no responses.
So I will try it again here.
I've had these forever. I was originally going to build a set of wheels for my now long gone Miyata but I always went back to 27x1 1/4. In fact all my touring bikes except for my new Rocky Mountain still have 27 inch wheels. The tire selection was better for 27 inch wheels way back then and I did a lot of gravel road riding.
Now that I am building a vintage touring bike for my son, I am going to run a 700c wheel set. And these are the only rims I have. They are brand new and weren't cheap rim but I also didn't know what I was even buying back then.
So, anyone had any experience with this type of Araya?
So I will try it again here.
I've had these forever. I was originally going to build a set of wheels for my now long gone Miyata but I always went back to 27x1 1/4. In fact all my touring bikes except for my new Rocky Mountain still have 27 inch wheels. The tire selection was better for 27 inch wheels way back then and I did a lot of gravel road riding.
Now that I am building a vintage touring bike for my son, I am going to run a 700c wheel set. And these are the only rims I have. They are brand new and weren't cheap rim but I also didn't know what I was even buying back then.
So, anyone had any experience with this type of Araya?
01-25-08, 01:34 PM
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Araya was a good Japanese rim company long ago. It's hard to tell from the picture what width the rims are...they seem a little narrow...but they should do the job. It's not like they have a 'sell by date'
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They are about 3/4 of an inch wide on the outside.
Maybe they are a bit narrow.
What would be the max size of a 700c tire on a narrow rim like this?
Maybe they are a bit narrow.
What would be the max size of a 700c tire on a narrow rim like this?
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The all time best rim ever, yes sirree, was the MA2 which is in the 20.5mm range.
Are those the right kind of eyelets? I am eyelet challenged, but at that price, vintage, they should be the double eyelets, and it ought to be possible to really tension them up.
Are those the right kind of eyelets? I am eyelet challenged, but at that price, vintage, they should be the double eyelets, and it ought to be possible to really tension them up.
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18-19mm would be on the narrow size of narrow, don't know what size of tire that would be, but if you can mount 37s on rims 1-2 mm wider, you might be ok with 32s. The sole set of MA2s I have are actually ones intended for 2" tires so as long as you can mount them...
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The outside width is 20mm.
The inside hook to hook is 14.2. They are pretty narrow.
I guess a 32 would be ok, but then the pressure will be around 60-70 so it should be ok.
The inside hook to hook is 14.2. They are pretty narrow.
I guess a 32 would be ok, but then the pressure will be around 60-70 so it should be ok.
