Daninplymouth
Senior Member
Hi, after some opinions here. My new mason I had delivered with hunt 50mm rims, this was my first go on deeper rims.
At first I really didn’t like the feeling but after a few more rides I’m now a lot more confident in them.
Speaking with a colleague who is a very keen cyclist he said I should have gone shallower, however my build was already complete by then.
It’s now got me thinking though should I change them? If it helps I’m around 90kg and it’s fairly hilly around my way and always seems to be wind in some direction. I average about 700-1000ft elevation every 10miles.
My options are leave as it is and build more confidence in them, like today they felt really good and I only noticed one little gust that caught me off guard, however the wind isn’t to strong at the moment so not sure how they’d fair once it picks up a bit more. I will say these roll very well once moving, and I can’t workout if they feel sluggish up the hills or whether I’m jut noticing it more as they feel so fast on the flat.
Option 2, swap to hunt 33mm carbon rims. This wouldn’t really cost anything so that’s a plus. However not sure how confident I’d feel with the 20spokes on the front with the shallower wheel at my weight or am I over thinking this. These are about 150grams lighter so that should help.
Option 3, have a set of venn var37 built with carbon-ti hubs. This what I’m swinging towards although they will cost a fair bit more, however I’d feel more confident with the extra spokes and they are very slightly wider (only 1mm) which should be better on a 28mm tyre. These would be about 100g lighter, and I’m guessing a much better quality hub then the hunt wheels. Will you notice this weight on the hills as it always seemed pretty pointless to me worrying about 100g when I’m 90kg but as it’s rotational mass I know that has a bigger effect on feel.
At first I really didn’t like the feeling but after a few more rides I’m now a lot more confident in them.
Speaking with a colleague who is a very keen cyclist he said I should have gone shallower, however my build was already complete by then.
It’s now got me thinking though should I change them? If it helps I’m around 90kg and it’s fairly hilly around my way and always seems to be wind in some direction. I average about 700-1000ft elevation every 10miles.
My options are leave as it is and build more confidence in them, like today they felt really good and I only noticed one little gust that caught me off guard, however the wind isn’t to strong at the moment so not sure how they’d fair once it picks up a bit more. I will say these roll very well once moving, and I can’t workout if they feel sluggish up the hills or whether I’m jut noticing it more as they feel so fast on the flat.
Option 2, swap to hunt 33mm carbon rims. This wouldn’t really cost anything so that’s a plus. However not sure how confident I’d feel with the 20spokes on the front with the shallower wheel at my weight or am I over thinking this. These are about 150grams lighter so that should help.
Option 3, have a set of venn var37 built with carbon-ti hubs. This what I’m swinging towards although they will cost a fair bit more, however I’d feel more confident with the extra spokes and they are very slightly wider (only 1mm) which should be better on a 28mm tyre. These would be about 100g lighter, and I’m guessing a much better quality hub then the hunt wheels. Will you notice this weight on the hills as it always seemed pretty pointless to me worrying about 100g when I’m 90kg but as it’s rotational mass I know that has a bigger effect on feel.