Thom Schoenborn
For those who are interested, I got good feedback:
1: yes, mostly any sturdy road wheel can work.
2: Some 'cross bikes have a different (wider?) dropout spacing, but those may be older bikes.
3: A 'cross specific rim is going to be a bit wider, and should have stiffer spokes. See below from Chipp Ross:
Any wheel will work but having a wider 'cross specific wheel offers several advantages.The wider rim has more turning stability as the tire can't "roll over" laterally as much,especially when you get over the top of the bars. Stiffer spokes means less spongy response when sprinting out of the hole
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From: Thom >
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 17:00:55 +0000
To: OBRA >
Subject: [OBRA Chat] 'cross wheels
Dumb question: can any road wheel be a 'cross wheel? I mean, obviously, I'd be looking for something a little heavier duty so it doesn't crumble under my gigantic butt. But say, my 32-hole, double-crossed Velocity rim will hold up just fine, right? Right?
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