World force black diamond rim?

[ishaw]

I bought some wheels on a whim as I fancied a hub. Turns out it was a bad idea as its cracked (bet you can't guess the brand), but the rim is something I've never come across before - a world force black diamond.

It's a nice looking bit of kit, deep silver aero rim with logos placed around it, but is it any good? What type of quality and use would it have been/seen?

As the hub is cracked I may try and recoup some losses and sell it on, but if its not worth it, I might return to sender for refunding.

So, what do you know and what are your opinions? I may keep the rim as its certainly interesting, but only if it suits builds, but without knowing what it is and what it was designed for, I'm not sure.

 

[cce]

i think they were related to azonic, and were pretty gnaaaaaar in their intended usage.

i may know someone who has a pair. VGC if not NOS.

 

[ishaw]

Cheers, I suspected they may have been more for the dh or at least some heavy abuse riding, but you can never be sure. The fact that it is laced to a hope ti front hub threw me, as I know these aren't for that kind of thing, unless you want to hasten their already certain demise.

I don't think then it would really suit anything I have planned, but maybe it might look good as a front wheel to a tioga disc drive??

 

[futuristicoldman]

Yes it was originally an azonic product. They are tough as hell but an absolute bastard to build as the holes where the nipples sit in the rim dont have a chamfered edge. They either need building with specific sapim nipples which like the rims have an angular contact area or the holes need to be tickled lightly with a drill bit to round off the spoke bed. Built well they are amazing. Built un prepped or with the wrong nips they are shite.

 

[ishaw]

Thanks for the info, especially about the spokes!