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- From: chris@carnival.lbl.gov (Chris Moll)
- Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
- Subject: Re: Wheel Wonderings
- Date: 26 Jan 1993 16:17:09 GMT
- Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, California
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- Arthur Tateishi writes:
- >I'm 175lbs with a 53cm frame.(Should be down to 160lbs before my first
- >race) Am I just looking for trouble if I go with a set of 32 hole
- >clinchers and 18-20mm tires? Does anyone have any words against aero
-
- You're probably looking for trouble if you use 18mm tires - I weigh 155lbs;
- the smallest tires I'll use on a smooth course are 20mm rear, 19mm front.
- If I'm the least uncertain about road conditions this increases to
- 23mm/20mm.
- 32 spoke wheels are strong enough for you, provided you take reasonable
- care of them - and they are well-built.
-
- >Does anyone have any words against aero rims?
- Aero rims without eyelets have a tendency to break nipples, especially
- alloy ones. But they seem to have more lateral strength than a non-aero
- rim of the same weight (they are _not_, however, any more ding-proof -
- hence the need for sufficiently large tires).
-
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- Chris Moll (510)486-7891
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