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Aero rims - good for touring?
I'm seeing some of those Aero rims, the synthetic ones, with 5 spokes.
Are they good for touring, or just speed? |
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doofy wrote:
I'm seeing some of those Aero rims, the synthetic ones, with 5 spokes. Are they good for touring, or just speed? Haven't used one, but while the conventional tourer market may be very conservative the recumbent one is less so, and the tourers all seem to come with traditionally high numbers of traditional double butted stainless steel spokes. Of course, if your idea of a touring load is a credit card and a spare shirt it's much less of an issue than if it's camping gear for a week. (Aero /rims/ shouldn't be any more or less of an issue than flat rims, I think it's the spoking arrangements that need looking at, and touring is potentially heavy loads over a rough terrain so more is probably better than less). Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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Peter Clinch wrote:
Of course, if your idea of a touring load is a credit card and a spare shirt it's much less of an issue than if it's camping gear for a week. Nope, self supported. (Aero /rims/ shouldn't be any more or less of an issue than flat rims, I think it's the spoking arrangements that need looking at, and touring is potentially heavy loads over a rough terrain so more is probably better than less). The spokes are integral to the rims, so I didn't delineate between the two. |
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doofy wrote:
The spokes are integral to the rims, so I didn't delineate between the two. Okay, though be aware that if you ask for an "aero rim" by itself it will often be taken as meaning one with an inner surface tapered towards the hub, and doesn't specify any particular spoking arrangements. Most often seen on disk specific rims without a braking surface. Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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Peter Clinch wrote:
doofy wrote: The spokes are integral to the rims, so I didn't delineate between the two. Okay, though be aware that if you ask for an "aero rim" by itself it will often be taken as meaning one with an inner surface tapered towards the hub, and doesn't specify any particular spoking arrangements. Most often seen on disk specific rims without a braking surface. Pete. Thanks Pete. When I posted, I didn't realize aero was a generic term, and was referring to the Aero brand. |
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doofy wrote:
Thanks Pete. When I posted, I didn't realize aero was a generic term, and was referring to the Aero brand. I'd not come across them... so I've learned something too! :-) Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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Peter Clinch wrote:
doofy wrote: Thanks Pete. When I posted, I didn't realize aero was a generic term, and was referring to the Aero brand. I'd not come across them... so I've learned something too! :-) Pete. Well, almost Aero anyway. http://www.aerospoke.com/ Damn, its hard being a newbie. ;-) |
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Aero rims - good for touring?
"doofy" wrote
I'm seeing some of those Aero rims, the synthetic ones, with 5 spokes. There are AeroSpoke reviews in several places, www.bentrideronline.com. Are they good for touring, or just speed? 36/48 spoke "regular" wheels can be made plenty strong for touring. My TE is currently using 32 spoke OCR rear wheel since I dinged the 36 spoke OEM rim. If I were going cross country, I might replace the rim and put the 36 spoke wheel back on, but for my last two week-long tours, I've used the lighter OCR wheel without any problems. Aerospoke wheels are heavier than "regular" wheels, but the difference probably doesn't amount to much overall compared to the overall self-supported touring gear... They will lighten your wallet, of course! %^) I'd rather take the $500-700 and spend it on other things, lighter tent, stove, tail fairing, GPS,... Jon |
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Jon wrote:
"doofy" wrote I'm seeing some of those Aero rims, the synthetic ones, with 5 spokes. There are AeroSpoke reviews in several places, www.bentrideronline.com. Are they good for touring, or just speed? 36/48 spoke "regular" wheels can be made plenty strong for touring. My TE is currently using 32 spoke OCR rear wheel since I dinged the 36 spoke OEM rim. If I were going cross country, I might replace the rim and put the 36 spoke wheel back on, but for my last two week-long tours, I've used the lighter OCR wheel without any problems. Aerospoke wheels are heavier than "regular" wheels, but the difference probably doesn't amount to much overall compared to the overall self-supported touring gear... They will lighten your wallet, of course! %^) I'd rather take the $500-700 and spend it on other things, lighter tent, stove, tail fairing, GPS,... I was just wanting to avoid having to repair spokes. Of course, I've never lost a spoke on a bike, but I've never done touring either. |
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On Jun 14, 2:47 pm, doofy wrote:
I was just wanting to avoid having to repair spokes. Of course, I've never lost a spoke on a bike, but I've never done touring either. Carrying and replacing spokes on a conventional wheel on a tour is a lot easier than getting an Aerospoke repaired (basically you'll have to box it up and send it back to the manufacturer). Of course, some say the Aerospokes are "bombproof", but as with anything else, some have had problems (the BROL forum has one such thread, I think). I would also think that Aerospokes are more susceptible to suicide squirrels. |
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