Monday, 14 May 2012

Deep V Rims - When To V & When Not To V

By Daniel Turbin


Take a bike, any bike, may it be a fixie or not. Where is the weakness and weight after the chassis? Well you drive through a gully and tell me once you have peeled your face out of the ground for me, when you wheel rims crumpled. So gaining from deep v rimswhilst you, may very well be a most important consideration for your pleasure and safety.

That's correct it's the wheels that can make or break fixie functionality for you. Obtaining high quality durable rims is vital. But on top of that is balancing up the weight of the heavier stronger wheels as well. No point being super sturdy if they weigh a ton. The solution that has shown up to try and resolve this is deep v rims.

To start with they are manufactured in light-weight and durable aircraft grade aluminum. They have to be durable. If you have brakes fitted they will wear away and thin the metal ultimately. Second of all they have a V section design and profile. Similar to beams in design this semi-hollow effect actually fortifies the rim while reducing a lot of the weight out as well.

Then as they are more powerful for their size less spokes are required. Again this means a lighter wheel and ultimately a more affordable one as less spokes need to be bought, fitted as well as taken care of.

These kinds of rims are the new evolution and don't necessarily come cheap at all. However for track riders they have become an essential. Down there on the wood boards, hundredths of seconds can make all of the difference to win, lose or fail. So every single one of weight that can be discarded through the use of deep v rims can be a winning weight in the long run. So why not take a look at this brand-new generation of rims and see what they is capable of doing for you.




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