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Fack! They are light. Makes sense on the braking surface I guess - way thinner sidewalls?

Have got the LBS on the Velocity Blunt/SL/SS case, see what turns up!

Me too! Hopefully I'll do it justice :P

Totally up for using MTB rims, it's just that I know nothing about them, and finding reviews/views for their suitability for carrying things was a bit tricky.

Some rims I liked the look of seemed like they might be a bit on the light side - i.e. not strong enough?

I thought the Velocity Blunt, Blunt SL or Pacenti TL28 could be contenders.

Cool, thank you! You reckon Atlas is a better/stronger rim for the carrying of things? They don't come in black :((((((

Hupdates!

Thanks to @roadwarrior I've got my hands on a 2014 Croix in a rather nice flat green that I think will look pretty sweet with black components, so that's what I'm gonna do!

It's a brand spanker, and I am very, very pleased.

This is the only picture I have so far. Soz.

Thorn fork is on the way from SJS in matt black, though I'll probably have it powdercoated to match. Also snagged some TRP Spyres from another forumenger, which should arrive this week.

Dynamo will be on the way quite soon too, so hopefully I can get the wheelbuild moving once I can convince my LBS that velocity do make 650b rims.

Cheers for the tip! Will give that a go :)

What kind of rack? I've a Minoura Gamoh which came with QR plates. I drilled them out to fit a solid axle, but they they wouldn't fit over the lawyer lips on the fork. Suspect you'd have the same problem with other mounts :(

Yessssss

@Pete4Eyes @TM Cool, well I'll stick with 10sp cos cheap is also good.

Looking forward to trying Shimano mind. When the Rival stuff is set up nicely, the shifting feels nice and crisp and quite light. BUT, getting it set up can be a pain sometimes - seems to take a lot of very fine cable tension adjustment to eliminate any rubbing, mostly on the front mech at either end of the cassette. In the appropriate chainring of course!

@Pete4Eyes @TM Cool, well I'll stick with 10sp cos cheap is also good.

Looking forward to trying Shimano mind. When the Rival stuff was set up nicely, the shifting feelss nice and crisp and quite light. BUT, getting it set up can be a pain sometimes - seems to take a lot of very fine cable tension adjustment to eliminate any rubbing, mostly on the front mech at either end of the cassette. In the appropriate chainring of course!

Cool, if you're sure?

The proposed build sounds great, by the way! I have Rival (10) on my road bike and I really like it, but I am likely going to be using Shimano bits for my next build. The current 105 stuff does look excellent but not sure if I really want/need 11sp.

Can I second dibs these if @Pete4Eyes doesn't want them!? :)

How did you mount your light, in the end? Thinking of getting a B&M USB jobbie but will also be using a front rack. Hadn't considered shadow from the wheel, so perhaps out front would be the best option?

Lovely stuff. Looks great!

Lovely work indeed!

Lovely stuff.

Looks great! That is some spacer stack too :D

Done a bit more research - doesn't seem to be much fuss around wider rims on from the usual rando mfrs/sellers, so have asked my LBS to price up Velocity A23 and Atlas rimz, though I'm staying open to other alternatives.

Purple is gonna look great! I'm sure I remember someone with an orange and purple Pompino which looked hilarious.

Few weeks later, I have some progress on a frame and I'm ready to start ordering parts.

@edscoble any advice on rims? Been looking at various Velocity offerings (Blunt, Cliffhanger, Atlas), and those Pacentis that are on sale. Anything else I should be considering?

Not quite sure what kind of width I need, or what constitutes a comfortable middle ground for weight? Obviously don't want anything overly porky, but not something so light that it's not going to last long.

Subbed!

Amazing! Can't wait to see this built up! You went for a 2015 frameset aye?

Good to hear about CNC! And which frame did you go for in the end?

Lovely stuff

Would never have thought about Rose or CNC to build wheels.

I'd be really interested to hear what the cost is like - I'd planned on having my LBS build my next set around an SP Dynamo so would be interested to see how they compare!

@edscoble Quite true. Gonna go to the LBS to see if they've got a scabby old tyre I can cut up.