I'm planning on doing a little bit of road riding this summer - an MS 150 and maybe a crit or two, but I will be mostly riding solo on limestone trails. I have no trouble keeping up with the local street group rides with knobbies on, but longer rides and competitions require a real tire. A new bike isn't an option, so I'm thinking of getting a second set of wheels to mount street tires on. The problem is my cross bike has disc brakes.
The LBS said they can get me a set of 29er rims, and I'm wondering if that's the best option. I'm looking for something under $1,000 including cassette and discs, but don't want something that is worse than the rims that came on the bike (Alex Rims CXD26). The only distinguishing factor I can see is the internal width of my stock rims is 17mm whereas most 29er rims are 19mm (this is where the tire bead fits into). I will likely be running 25mm road tires. The trouble is most manufacturer websites do not list the internal diameter of the rim.
It looks like there are a few options for cross-specific, but what does the rest of CLSB think?
The LBS said they can get me a set of 29er rims, and I'm wondering if that's the best option. I'm looking for something under $1,000 including cassette and discs, but don't want something that is worse than the rims that came on the bike (Alex Rims CXD26). The only distinguishing factor I can see is the internal width of my stock rims is 17mm whereas most 29er rims are 19mm (this is where the tire bead fits into). I will likely be running 25mm road tires. The trouble is most manufacturer websites do not list the internal diameter of the rim.
It looks like there are a few options for cross-specific, but what does the rest of CLSB think?
