crmartin9 wrote:
I have been following slowman's articles on hookless wheels and tires with great interest. Supposing for a minute that I'm willing to try out the technology on my next build, but unable to justify spending top dollar on carbon fiber rims for non-racing applications, does anyone actually make aluminum alloy hookless rims in 700c?Since eliminating hooks in a rim material that doesn't have issues with their formation (i.e. the extrusion die is no more or less complicated hooks or not), what would be the point? They aren't going to be any cheaper than they already are...and it would be a needless elimination of a key safety feature.
That said, Stan's NoTubes makes some aluminum rims that are mostly hookless (if you look closely at the profiles most have just a hint of a hook, though)...they also tend to be somewhat wide on the internal width measurement, so you'll be forced to also run somewhat wide tires to match.
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