Nimbus, QU-AX or KH ?

[Smilymarco]

@pkittle

Mountain bike pioneer Keith Bontrager is credited with this saying (though the word order may be different). It’s become a truism for off-road cycling equipment, although in the larger world of cycling, everything muni-related is cheap–even the KH/Schlumpf hub.

Thanks for clearing that up.

Then it was Kris who quoted Keith.

Edit:

Found it

KH 2007 Products- details & info are here

Holes in the rims was a tough decision. The 47mm wide rims definately are more stable, especially for trials. So I think it is the way to go. But a solid 47mm wide rim is really heavy- too heavy in my opinion. I forget who it was (a famous mountainbiker, I think Keith Bontrager) who said “Strong. Light Weight. Pick one”. Given that the wider rim contains more metal, have better geometry to resist twist, and that the rims are spec’d standard with eyelets and the best available alloy (700…