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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Externally super Wide but Internally Not-so-wide rims?
« on: July 29, 2026, 05:35:49 AM »
Quote from: ckchriskohl on July 29, 2026, 01:09:40 AM
based on my gravel wheelset list:
cadex maxgr
csixx gravel wide 45 or 65
Newmen Streem G-62G
Reserve 48/53 GR
Specialized Terra Aero CLX
Strada gravel Aero Plus 2
VoiceVelo GA450

Thanks for the lists!! Imo especially Newmen and Voicevelo looks good.
But also, as a hobbyist wheelbuilder, It would be better if there was rim-only options for those rims tho


Quote from: Serge_K on July 29, 2026, 03:22:28 AM

A key topic of interest for me for the same reasons as you. Very confusing. POTOOO on the forum says he's tried a 35C on ETRTO compliant and non compliant rims, and he actually feels unsafe on the compliant ones, and vice versa.


Imo, That 'incompatibility' that POTOOO says(tyre losing bead sit, etc), I think it might be more of the rim bed shaping, and the actual bead sitting diameter 'errors', rather than wheel width itself
also for Gravel/MTB tires versus road tires, Tire can be too "square" and the side knobs would engage way too early if using with too wide rims

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Externally super Wide but Internally Not-so-wide rims?
« on: July 28, 2026, 11:38:45 PM »
Hello. I think I like the current trend of externally wider & deeper rims, to gain aero benefit for gravels.

But If the rims get too wide(external 42mm+~) to accomodate aero benefit for wider tires,
then Internal width gets waaay to wide(wider than 32mm) for 45c or even 2.0, 2.2 inch tires.

And seeing from the ETRTO perspective I think its borderline unsafe.

Some manufacturers seems to have found the solution, to make the sidewalls really thick and hollow.
So they has external of 44mm~ and internal width ~30mm, to maximise aero benefit and also have safe internal width to accomodate 45c safely
the attatched pictures below are from Duke rims and Reserve wheels.

Does any of Chinese carbon rim manufacturers do something simmilar?

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