My Rocky Mountain Altitude

[mauricer]

needs a revitalization. but as i do not live in a very MTB-ish area, but want to keep the nice frame and my pace RC30 i thought i would build hybrid-messenger-racer (single speed) of it. my questions now:

1. are there any good 26" rims that are not as thick as mtb-rims but rather like cyclo-cross ones? i would like to use cyclo-cross-like tires on it.

2. can i use the magura hs-22 on mountain bike rims only or also on the above mentioned thinner wheels?

would be happy to hear some recommendations, even if you do not agree with my ideas.

cheers

moritz

 

[one-eyed_jim]

1. are there any good 26" rims that are not as thick as mtb-rims but rather like cyclo-cross ones? i would like to use cyclo-cross-like tires on it.

2. can i use the magura hs-22 on mountain bike rims only or also on the above mentioned thinner wheels?

Most light mtb rims are around 22mm (X517, etc) wide, compared with about 20mm for a typical road/cross rim (e.g. Open Pro), so I'd say just build with whatever common light XC rims you can find. Cross-ish tyres like the Conti Cross Country work fine on that style of rim, and you can use 1" road tyres (Conti GP, Hutchinson Top Slick, etc) for a bit more speed on the asphalt.

The Maguras will be fine.