I've started thinking about building a 29er, given I really
should get started on this whole 29er lark if I want to
avoid walking the Red Bull.
I'm having bother finding a decent rim for it. Searching
the forums has given a list of a few contenders, but they
all seem to be unavailable in the UK or discontinued
ranges; the Sun Rhyno Lite, the Alex Adventurer and the
Mavic T217 (I think).
The internet isn't helping much as very few sites give the
width of a rim. Unless I'm missing something fundamental
some don't even say the diameter of the things either,
actually; it would be just my luck to go and buy a 26" rim
by accident... 🙄
The local bike shops have found one or two but these have
all tended on the narrow side, the widest two being 17 and
18mm inside width, which doesn't sound like a lot. One of
those is even a Gary Fisher dealer but still couldn't come
up with a rim unless I wanted an entire wheel (!?) and they
were no wider than the others anyway.
I seem to be surrounded by bike shops who find the concept
of a large wheeled unicycle alien and disturbing. Since
moving here in September I've spoken to one person who
didn't say "ooo, no, we just do bikes" or something
similarly dismissive, but I could have been imagining that
because I've not seen him since...
They seem to be much more popular in the US, I'm surprised
you people aren't falling over them lying in the street all
the time. Getting a Rhyno Lite shipped over is an option but
*surely* there must be somewhere to get a decent 29er rim on
this side of the Atlantic?
If anyone could point me in the right direction I'd greatly
appreciate
it...
Phil
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