Whats the difference between single and double wall rims?

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Whats the difference between single and double wall rims?
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flag Cyclist-Abuse
Posted: Sep 20, 2008 at 18:47 Quote
Last time I checked wheel strength is more about how the wheel is built than how many walls it has.
If a double wall rim has every other spoke loose, it will not be nearly as strong as a properly built single wall rim. (Obviously)
flag jason222bike
Posted: Sep 20, 2008 at 18:49 Quote
Cyclist-Abuse wrote:
Last time I checked wheel strength is more about how the wheel is built than how many walls it has.
If a double wall rim has every other spoke loose, it will not be nearly as strong as a properly built single wall rim. (Obviously)
Thanks! Someone with intelligence!
flag Cyclist-Abuse
Posted: Sep 20, 2008 at 18:54 Quote
jason222bike wrote:
Cyclist-Abuse wrote:
Last time I checked wheel strength is more about how the wheel is built than how many walls it has.
If a double wall rim has every other spoke loose, it will not be nearly as strong as a properly built single wall rim. (Obviously)
Thanks! Someone with intelligence!
Well, you should have seen what happened when I tried truing my own rims! They just fell apart afterward Razz Arent trials riders pretty hard on their rims anyway? Riding off shipping crates wouldn't be too easy for a weak rim to handle.
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Posted: Sep 20, 2008 at 19:48 Quote
Cyclist-Abuse wrote:
jason222bike wrote:
Cyclist-Abuse wrote:
Last time I checked wheel strength is more about how the wheel is built than how many walls it has.
If a double wall rim has every other spoke loose, it will not be nearly as strong as a properly built single wall rim. (Obviously)
Thanks! Someone with intelligence!
Well, you should have seen what happened when I tried truing my own rims! They just fell apart afterward Razz Arent trials riders pretty hard on their rims anyway? Riding off shipping crates wouldn't be too easy for a weak rim to handle.
Not too bad actually. Most pro riders are running single walled rims(with holes!)...but they're quite wide(40 to 47 mm), and knowing how to land properly is key as well.
flag merkel
Posted: Sep 20, 2008 at 20:08 Quote
i just made this because i have too much time on my hands. from what i understand this is the basic idea of rims, wall-wise

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flag merkel
Posted: Sep 20, 2008 at 20:13 Quote
phew... i thought maybe i was totally wrong. i was skeptical about the triple wall ones because there was only like one picture on google images Confused
flag jason222bike
Posted: Sep 20, 2008 at 20:17 Quote
merkel wrote:
phew... i thought maybe i was totally wrong. i was skeptical about the triple wall ones because there was only like one picture on google images Confused
I'm sure there are triples that look considerably different than that, but looks great.
flag merkel
Posted: Sep 20, 2008 at 20:19 Quote
bahaha yeah. i'm going to try and find other places to use this picture now because it took me like 5 minutes at leaset
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