Thank you everyone for their searching of the hopelessly confounding AliExpress, and advice. Looks like I will be building my first wheels. I've merely been adjusting wheels until now, because they've been cheaper to buy than build. However, cheap new wheels are bloody rare when it becomes suddenly apparent you need new rims. While my existing front rim continues to be worn away, I can reuse my Helios's original 20H Dahon front hub... because by some miracle I found AliExpress's DeSearching Dicombombobulation Engine randomly presented me with this rim . This was so unexpected a happening, I'm still reeling from the shock.
According to the listing, these Rockbao rims have 20mm inner rim width. I'll believe it when I measure it. Might even be the same width all the way around. I've never seen Rockbao branded stuff before. Wasn't on AliExpress in January, but how would I know if it was? It's AliExpress.
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The above looks very similar in size to the original rim, and as such I'm hoping I'll be able to re-use the old spokes and nipples, but knowing my luck I'll have to buy new ones.
Also bought this for the next rear wheel build, using one of the 28H hubs I already have. Bought another for spare 28H front or rear hubs.
Couldn't stop myself buying this Rockbao 28H front as a spare...
...all while I look further into the viability of fitting extremely fat tyres on my Dahon Helios (there may not be clearance for wider than 2.125"), with wider mudguards to match, expanding from my present 1.75" wide tyres, as the pothole situation becomes ever more horriffyingly hairy and dicey out on them thar desolate pitiless Mad Max roads.
According to the listing, these Rockbao rims have 20mm inner rim width. I'll believe it when I measure it. Might even be the same width all the way around. I've never seen Rockbao branded stuff before. Wasn't on AliExpress in January, but how would I know if it was? It's AliExpress.
ROCKBAO 20 Inch Bicycle Rim 406 451 BMX Aluminum Bike Rim Folding Bike Rim 20/24/28/32/36 Holes V Brake Rim AV Can Customized - AliExpress 18
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The above looks very similar in size to the original rim, and as such I'm hoping I'll be able to re-use the old spokes and nipples, but knowing my luck I'll have to buy new ones.
Also bought this for the next rear wheel build, using one of the 28H hubs I already have. Bought another for spare 28H front or rear hubs.
Couldn't stop myself buying this Rockbao 28H front as a spare...
...all while I look further into the viability of fitting extremely fat tyres on my Dahon Helios (there may not be clearance for wider than 2.125"), with wider mudguards to match, expanding from my present 1.75" wide tyres, as the pothole situation becomes ever more horriffyingly hairy and dicey out on them thar desolate pitiless Mad Max roads.
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