Bike Rims

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Tires designed for use with rim brakes offer a smooth parallel braking surface, while rims for use with disc brakes or hub brakes sometimes lack this surface. Tires may well have a single wall or double wall cross section. Single-wall rims are usually less expensive and weaker or more heavy double wall rims tend to [...]

Tubular Wheelset

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

Mounting a Tubular Tire on a Bicycle Rim Intoduction Part 1 of 2 Zipp 2010 404 Tubular Road Bicycle Wheelset – 700C From road to triathlon to track, from mountaintop finishes to field sprints, the 404 does it all. Its 58mm rim depth is the classic in Zipp’s arsenal and has carried athletes to victory [...]

Wheelset Disc

Tuesday, May 17th, 2005

Can anyone recommend a good wheelset strong light for the city-MTB mounted disk? I ride a MTB bike to and from work, 15 miles day. It has evolved into a fast bike, with big front teeth and back teeth set. I only use it on the roads of London. I have to replace my tires. [...]