Velocity A23s vs Hed C2s vs...

[richwagmn]

Looking at another set of wheels for a second gravel bike. I'm pretty sold on the wider rims and currently have a set of Hed Belgiums on DT240s. These have been great wheels and have needed just one minor adjustment over 12,000 miles.

Velocity has their A23s and I wonder how these compare to the HEDs? Another makers of wide rims I should look at?

 

[Bustedknuckle]

Looking at another set of wheels for a second gravel bike. I'm pretty sold on the wider rims and currently have a set of Hed Belgiums on DT240s. These have been great wheels and have needed just one minor adjustment over 12,000 miles.

Velocity has their A23s and I wonder how these compare to the HEDs? Another makers of wide rims I should look at?

H+Son Archtype
Pacenti

A23 have had some QC issues since they moved manufacturing from Australia to FLA, but since cleared pretty much. A23 'builds' like HED, for less $, same for other mentioned rims. Not sure why HED so expensive, for an alloy rim made 'off shore', well I do, HED decal.

Look at DT350 hubs also, Same guts as 240, less $, Asian made shell, all else DT Euro-

 

[Hawkwood]

H+Son Archtype
Pacenti

I'm running an H+Son Archetype on the rear, and a Pacenti on a White Ind hub on the front (halfway through an upgrade to Pacenti/White front and rear). Nothing to report really, both seem like nice rims.

 

[Elagabalus]

The H +Son Archetype is supposedly stiffer than the A23 although I haven't tried it. Are you looking for the more or less the same profile as the A23?. H+Son also has a box section 23mm rim-like an old school MA-40 only 23mm wide. And DT also has a new 23mm rim, the R 460. Has anybody tried it? It is available online at a very good price right now. The joint is pinned not welded like the Archetype but is it the same DT quality?

 

[Giuseppe Magnetico]

Pacenti SL23 has taken over as the king of the wide road rims at my shop, and I build with all mentioned. Have had Pacenti builds seemingly on a weekly basis for the better part of the last year, people really dig them.

 

[Bustedknuckle]

Pacenti SL23 has taken over as the king of the wide road rims at my shop, and I build with all mentioned. Have had Pacenti builds seemingly on a weekly basis for the better part of the last year, people really dig them.

Giuseppe-Come stai?

You settled, where are you working?

 

[Giuseppe Magnetico]

Giuseppe-Come stai?

Maybe. Not at the frequency I used to, but I like to peek in here. Hell, we pioneered this forum!

You settled, where are you working?

Have a wheel building studio in Portland's NW industrial district. Moved in a month ago. I'm 1 mile from Chris King!

 

[Bustedknuckle]

Maybe. Not at the frequency I used to, but I like to peek in here. Hell, we pioneered this forum!



Have a wheel building studio in Portland's NW industrial district. Moved in a month ago. I'm 1 mile from Chris King!

At least you can hear the rear hubs from there!!

Good for you. Buona fortuna. Unlikely, but if ya need anything I can get ya, let me know.

Just ordered this..for my spoke wrench 'collection'.

http://www.framebuilding.com/best quality.htm

Scroll down, stainless steel with 4 leaf clover-how can ya go wrong??

 

[kuoirad]

Have a wheel building studio in Portland's NW industrial district. Moved in a month ago. I'm 1 mile from Chris King!

Portland? Well poo, so much for meeting for a drink during one of my annual trips to Boulder.

But more seriously, hope things are working out for you, best of luck.