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  • Alternative for HED Belgium C2 ?
  • twisty
    Full Member

    After years of faithful service, the sidewalls on my HED Belgium C2 rims are wearing thin.

    The hubs and spokes are in good shape, and the rear hub is a PowerTap I am keen on just swapping the rim.

    The simple thing to do is to swap to HED Belgium Plus, but these HED rims seem expensive ($150USD, 130GBP) for what is a relatively basic aluminium rim (no eyelets).

    So I’d like to find a cheaper alternative, but there doesn’t appear to be anything else with 592mm ERD and 32 holes.

    Therefore, I am hoping the collective wisdom of Singletrack may suggest any alternative.
    The closest I’ve managed to identify myself is DT R460/Velocity Dyad which are 596ERD so maybe I could use with washers.
    Or Mavic Open Pro/Velocity Quill are 589ERD so maybe I could use with long nips.

    In summary specs required
    700C clincher
    Aluminium
    Rim Brake
    32 Hole
    ERD 592mm
    Internal width 18-22mm (ideally towards the wider end)

    Haze
    Full Member

    Pacenti SL23 – 591mm ERD, 20mm internal.

    Might it be worth changing spokes anyway?

    e2a: You may have your long nips/washers back to front

    dangodwin
    Full Member

    How about the Stans alpha 400 in 32 hole

    Size: 700c x 20mm
    Colour: Black
    Hole: 32
    Brakes: Rim
    Weight: 425g
    ISO: 622 x 17
    ERD: 592
    Tape Width: 21mm

    That I may have in my garage! Never used, bought for a wheel build before I had children.

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    twisty
    Full Member

    Thanks for the offer. I’m based in Singapore though. They’re also a bit narrow.

    Pacenti is an option I’ll look at too.
    I guess I could get new spokes, It is so much easler just switching the rim without relacing spokes though.

    And yes I had my nipples and washers mixed up :-/

    Pierre
    Full Member

    Kinlin XR22 rims are a better quality and better value rim than the Pacenti SL23s, with a very similar profile. And available in asymmetric hole drilling, which will even out the drive-and non-drive-side spoke tensions on the rear.

    redjohn
    Free Member

    Hi Dan, do you still have these?

    twisty
    Full Member

    I ended up getting Mavic Open Pro UST from a popular website, was listed with an ERD of 594mm so I bought some 16mm nipples to deal with the larger ERD.
    But when it arrived I found the ERD is actually 589 mm so I bought some Sapim double square nipples to deal with the smaller ERD.
    I messaged the retailer but they ignored me, they’re still listing the wrong ERD.
    Anyway, the Mavic rim seems pretty good

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