Rims for cyclocross?

[spoke80]

I am building a second set of cross wheels and I wanted a recomendation on rims. I am looking for the usual light weight but strong.

Any ideas???

[profro]

EX 729s :rolleyes:

[spoke80]

No No, rims for this.

[profro]

Why don't you just bunny hop that stuff. :rolleyes:

[Nate at RIT]

1. Wee bit hard to bunnyhop that high with road bars.
2. Barriers usually less than, or just about a bike length apart.
3. Barriers usually at the bottom a hill/going up a hill/right at the top of hill. Usually placed so that it's faster to hop off and run over, then remount, than to attempt a bunnyhop.
4. Trying to bunnyhop when in severe oxygen debt doesn't usually work out too well.

To answer the original question: What rims are you running now? I've heard the Open Pros are the standard rim for road/CX, and they meet your strong/light requirements. If it's real muddy where you live, you want to go with something that has a deeper profile, to cut through the mud.

[Carbon Fetish]

I second the Mavic Open Pros.

[spoke80]

Why don't you just bunny hop that stuff. :rolleyes:


Come on out cowboy and show us your skizzll. :sneaky:

[spoke80]

1. Wee bit hard to bunnyhop that high with road bars.
2. Barriers usually less than, or just about a bike length apart.
3. Barriers usually at the bottom a hill/going up a hill/right at the top of hill. Usually placed so that it's faster to hop off and run over, then remount, than to attempt a bunnyhop.
4. Trying to bunnyhop when in severe oxygen debt doesn't usually work out too well.


Exactly

[profro]

Come on out cowboy and show us your skizzll. :sneaky:

Dude, I know how important this CX thing is to you and I wouldn't want to steal your thunder. :eviltongu





;)

[spoke80]

Dude, I know how important this CX thing is to you and I wouldn't want to steal your thunder. :eviltongu





;)


Shoo, it's more like a whimper. :blah:

[profro]

Shoo, it's more like a whimper. :blah:

Or a small fart?

[spoke80]

So I am planning on building a wheel set using Edco mtb hubs and Mavic open pro rims. The rear wheel spacing has to be 135mm to fit my TCX frame. But I have also been looking at the Mavic CPX33 to cut through the mud better.

Does anyone have any experience with the CPX 33?

[d.e.f.]

Make sure you use proper ppe when building those wheels.

[blue]

So I am planning on building a wheel set using Edco mtb hubs and Mavic open pro rims. The rear wheel spacing has to be 135mm to fit my TCX frame. But I have also been looking at the Mavic CPX33 to cut through the mud better.

Does anyone have any experience with the CPX 33?

I have them on my road bike, they're not very tough at all. Go with the open pros.

[spoke80]

I have them on my road bike, they're not very tough at all. Go with the open pros.


That's wack I figured that the cpx 33 would be a good set up.

Open pros it is.

[SuspectDevice]

Sun Me14a's Cheaper and lighter than open pro's and 1 mm narrower, so they work perfectly with Tufo tc's

[JRogers]

Never used the suns but I have used Open Pros and another mavic rim. I can't remember if it was CXP 23s or 33s. In any case, the Pros were lighter and seemed to hold up just as well.

[scurban]

on one reetards

[NCBikingJim]

Definetely go with the Mavic Open Pro rims along with a good hub. If you have a wheel god for a mechanic he can make these bullet proof for you. If you're in the North Carolina see Zack at Paul's Cycling & Fitness in Winston-Salem or Frank at Frank's Cycles in Raleigh.