modifier Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Hi, I just joined because I'm going to order some 26" rims tomorrow from TartyBikes, or as soon as I get enough feedback, and I wanted opinions from some people who have tried them. I hope enough people read this section or I'll have to repost when I'm accepted. What is important to me is weight. Close to 600g is good. Width 46 to 48mm. Strength, of course, and that they look cool....of course. The 4 rims I have narrowed it down to are as follows. -Atomz Un Elitis -Rockman Single Wall -Onza Pro Diamond -Viz Square Hole They all look pretty good in all respects. The Viz is the lightest by a bit and the Atomz has eyelets which might be a good thing for truing and strength. These are all single wall which I guess I need if they are going to be light. The offset of the spokes is 11mm on all but the Rockman which is 9mm. I'm thinking a little wider might make it stronger. Shorter spokes and pulling from the stronger part of the rim. Also what is going on with trials tires and tubeless? Are people doing it? If so how do they seal up drilled/cut rims? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 out of those, I would possibly go with the Rockman. The Atomz spoke drillings are at some silly angle that puts a sharp bend in the spoke when it leaves the nipple, not good. The other rims are fine too, quite flexy though. The Rockman has flat sidewalls though, so possibly easier to set the brakes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Hey, Did you email us pretty much the same question (they are for a 'normal' MTB with 3.7" tyres)? I think that would change people's opinions a fair bit so I'll add that info in for you Cheers, Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modifier Posted November 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 (edited) Hey, Did you email us pretty much the same question (they are for a 'normal' MTB with 3.7" tyres)? I think that would change people's opinions a fair bit so I'll add that info in for you Cheers, Adam Hi Adam, Yes I'm the one who emailed you yesterday. And yes I am going to run 3.7" tires on these rims and use the bike for rough cross country and some trials. So I have a lot of tire protection of the rims but will be hitting things at speed at times. I have never been good at hoping around on a bike so when I ride trials it's doesn't involve gaps of more than a couple of feet of ledges more than 3 feet. So basically rolling trials rather than hopping. But it's still fun and helps me clean the harder trials and I can take some pretty hard lines. I'm building these up on a 170mm rear hub and a 110mm front hub if that makes any difference. So what's this about the odd angles on the Atomz? I kind of like the idea of eyelets. Also I'm using disc brakes so flat sides is not important unless it has a strength advantage. Edited November 4, 2010 by modifier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Object Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 (edited) Assuming that you're aiming to use these in conjunction with Surly styres for a fatback style bike surely something along a Surly Rolling Daryl rim would be more sensible for your purposes. Though they are a shade over your desired weight at 740grams each. Additionally, tou're likely to encounter a few issues with tyre roll running a 3.7" tyre on a 47mm(ish) rim. I'd personally be aiming for a rim whcih is a minimum of 60mm wide. Though if you're aiming for such a light build I'd be very interested in seeing the rest of the specs. Edited November 4, 2010 by Object Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwarf Shortage Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Voted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modifier Posted November 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Assuming that you're aiming to use these in conjunction with Surly styres for a fatback style bike surely something along a Surly Rolling Daryl rim would be more sensible for your purposes. Though they are a shade over your desired weight at 740grams each. Additionally, tou're likely to encounter a few issues with tyre roll running a 3.7" tyre on a 47mm(ish) rim. I'd personally be aiming for a rim whcih is a minimum of 60mm wide. Though if you're aiming for such a light build I'd be very interested in seeing the rest of the specs. Thanks for the input but 2 thing...One is that I'm going to use a Maverick fork and the tire won't fit with at wider rim. The second thing is that I already have a Larry on a 46 mm (1050g) rim and it looks pretty good. The profile is a lot more like a normal mountain bike tire rather than a snow/sand tire and I'm not going for super high flotation. There is one guy running Larrys on a 47mm rim and he says it works fine. I'm set on 47mm just looking for feedback on rim selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Granted its not on your list however the trialtech sl rim is epic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Clouds Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 What is important to me is weight. Close to 600g is good. Width 46 to 48mm. Strength, of course, and that they look cool....of course. Personally what is important to me above anything else is strength. If your rim fails, it's a lot of hassle rebuilding the wheel. So it all depends on how hard you ride. Many trials rims are wide, have a flat profile and holes drilled into them. I think this makes the rims much weaker. Stronger, wider rims are heavier, but that's the price you pay for strength. Personally I would recommend a 40mm wide rim, that has a V shape profile. Check out welded Sun Ringle MTX39, they are not too heavy and reasonably wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modifier Posted November 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Granted its not on your list however the trialtech sl rim is epic! That was actually the rim I was going to use until I started looking at the Atomz. I like the offset spoke holes and the eyelets as I said. The cutouts look pretty cool too. One might think that since the weight is pretty close for both rims (Atomz 593g Trialtech 632g) and the Atomz has more material cut out and has eyelets (50g) that the trial tech might be a stronger/stiffer rim. But then the offset holes and eyelets might even it out. It's a hard call and I'm sure either would be serviceable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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