So, whats new in the wacky world of wheels?
In yet another retrospective on previous Journal entries you may recall from Update #6 I had something of an issue with the cited weight of Velocity USA’s Deep-V rims. As you can see at right, this Deep-V rim weighs in at 577 grams, which is consistent with two other spares I have here at the house. Back in March I sent a note to Velocity USA to mention the Deep-V rim weights listed on their Web site seemed a bit on the low side @ 520 grams compared to the last five that I’d purchased which weigh in at 577 grams. The Velocity rep stated he’d pulled a silver anodized Deep-V rim off the shelf and weighed it to be 522 grams. He went on to note the anodized and machined rims would have different weights than, say, powder coated and non-machined rims, and that the number of spoke holes also factored into the rim’s weight. However, to establish the catalog weight they randomly pulled a number of different Deep-V rims to come up with the average weight they based their catalog numbers against
