>>>He destroyed a rear rim and spent days finding a replacement. As far as he was concerned it ruined the tour.
His tour was ruined becasue he wouldn't cough up the bucks for a hub and spokes to match whatever rim was readily available??? Couldn't he have waited until his tour was over to find a new 40-hole rim? I agree that it is wise to use what's available. I will add that it would be better to jam some cheap 32-hole 130mm 8-speed pre-built clincher onto that bike and keep riding than to ruin one's vacation. This gets at the crux of the "use the calssic stuff, it's more servicable" argument. No matter how durable/interchangable/rebuildable/universally compatible the old and conservative stuff is, you won't find a replacement for anything over five years old at the LBS. Yes, an old Regina freewheel will work with any friction derailleur, but a modern cassette will too, and which is still sold in bike shops?
Tom Dalton
> If a bike is to be used for extensive touring, rim
> replacement while on a
> tour is a big consideration. I sent a guy out for an
> extensive tour on a
> 32/40 setup. He destroyed a rear rim and spent days
> finding a replacement.
> As far as he was concerned it ruined the tour. It is
> a theory/practice kind
> of issue. At one point when I was touring the Gaspe
> Peninsula the nearest
> 36 hole rim was probably 100 miles away, maybe the
> nearest 40 hole was in
> Montreal or Boston. On this issue, consider that a
> replacement may be
> locally exotic. 36 14 guage spokes and a stout rim
> is a lot of wheel.
>
> Joe
>
> At 10:22 AM 7/19/01 -0400, Chris Beyer wrote:
> >Please don't delete; this isn't the same horse
> we've beaten previously.
> >
> >I know Tony Oliver recommends 32/40 spoking, 3x,
> for touring
> >appications. I also know this recommendation
> applies to 27" or 700c
> >wheels.
> >
> >Any helpful hints from experienced wheelbuilders on
> the list regarding #
> >of spokes necessary when building smaller wheels
> (559 or 650B)? I
> >assume 32 would be sufficient using 14/15 db
> spokes; is 28 pushing it?
> >Not for a mountain bike.....
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Chris Beyer
> >Bloomfield, NJ
> >
> >
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