VELOCITY P35....anyone using them yet?
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Also thinking of using them for snow riding....if anyone has experience with tire selection and how these perform over normal rims in snow as well as even a comparison to the Large Marge for snow (I know big difference I'm sure...but curious)
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As for performance with tires, just search the Gordo threads. Same width rim and will give you a good feel for what folks think of that width.
Personally I think it spreads out a Racing Ralph 2.4 to a nice wide width, gives a big foot print, and with the Ralph's supple sidewalls the tires produce decent results in snow.
I just recieved a set of Velocity P-35 wheels built up by Velocity on their hubs. Single speed specific with a 20mm through axle front. In the 2200 gram range for the set. I won't be getting these out for a bit yet until I get my rotors, tires, and the fork travel changed on a Reba to 100mm. So no ride reports from me yet. However; I have a contributor in Europe that's been on them for several months now and is really liking them so far.
Personally I think it spreads out a Racing Ralph 2.4 to a nice wide width, gives a big foot print, and with the Ralph's supple sidewalls the tires produce decent results in snow.
I just recieved a set of Velocity P-35 wheels built up by Velocity on their hubs. Single speed specific with a 20mm through axle front. In the 2200 gram range for the set. I won't be getting these out for a bit yet until I get my rotors, tires, and the fork travel changed on a Reba to 100mm. So no ride reports from me yet. However; I have a contributor in Europe that's been on them for several months now and is really liking them so far.
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Call Velocity and talk to Jeff. He's VERY knowledged on these and can direct you the way to go.
The way he discussed with me was to go with teh Blunts for XC style stuff. They can be changed to Tubeless in case you compete. The P35s are more for All Mountain styled stuff and are wider. I think he stated the Blunts were 28mm wide and the P35s were 35mm wide...
I am going with the Blunts for the chance to possibly go tubeless with them...
The way he discussed with me was to go with teh Blunts for XC style stuff. They can be changed to Tubeless in case you compete. The P35s are more for All Mountain styled stuff and are wider. I think he stated the Blunts were 28mm wide and the P35s were 35mm wide...
I am going with the Blunts for the chance to possibly go tubeless with them...
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Go with a Bontrager Rhythm tubeless rim strip in your Blunts. It snaps right in like it was made for the Blunt and setting up your tires tubeless will be really easy. Make sure you align the valve holes upon installation though, if you go this route.Dirt Dude said:
I have Blunts set up this way and they have been flawless using Bontrager XR TLR tires on them.
The P-35's require a Stans strip, but Velocity is working on a strip of their own design. I have images up of the wheels I have here:
http://g-tedproductions.blogspot.com/2010/01/backlog-of-stuff.html
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It appears that these rims don't have spoke eyelets. Could that be a problem?
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It's true, they aren't eyeletted, but I've built and ridden non-eyeletted Velocity rims in the past without trouble, and I think Velocity's reputation stands behind their choice.Vermont29er said:
Admittedly, I'd rather have eyelets if given the option, but it didn't stop me from buying this rim.
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Know what? I misspoke. I built one non-eyeletted Aeroheat into a front wheel, that went from Joshua to NRS to Hollowpoint over about a 5 year span. I never had an issue with it. But I'm not a huckster -- this was all XC with at most some 2' drops.dubthang said:
I built a set of VXCs which I thought were without eyelets (no, they've got 'em), and did get a little more adventurous with that bike, but those were the wrong rims for the job and, anyhow, aren't applicable to this thread...
Anyhow, my new 29" P35 built up just fine, but I haven't ridden it yet. It'll be mostly pavement / jogging trail type use, but under the increased loads of a cargo bike.
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I'm hoping to get the P-35's I have out soon, but Velocity's choice not to use eyelets has never been an issue with any wheel I have built using Velocity rims going back to 1994.
I've built several Dyads into tandem wheels, all which have been running fine for customers of the shop where I work. I think the beefed up spoke bed area that Velocity uses works fine.
You know, eyelets are no guarantee of having no spoke hole failures, or broken spokes. I've seen lots of eyeleted rims fail at the spoke holes.
I've built several Dyads into tandem wheels, all which have been running fine for customers of the shop where I work. I think the beefed up spoke bed area that Velocity uses works fine.
You know, eyelets are no guarantee of having no spoke hole failures, or broken spokes. I've seen lots of eyeleted rims fail at the spoke holes.
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Good point.Guitar Ted said:
Though I'd be very interested to know Velocity's rationale behind when to use eyelets on a given design.
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Apparently Stan's is making a roll with a width of 32mm and this is what Velocity is recommending for the P-35.jdusto said:
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really? with the blunts or the P35's? right now I'm running the blunts with the velo plugs (you can get them all over on the web by the way) wanted tubeless but hate the whole rim strip crap to convert. you got the plug to seal without something over them? would LOVE to get rid of the super heavy slime tubes!!! just don't see those plugs sealing..nolan17 said:
And the MT Kings sealed up fine?
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P-35's, Maxxis Ardents, (2.4"f/2.25"R), tubeless using proprietary system developed by a friend.
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