Ryde Sputnik 700c 622 Touring Rim - Black

I recommend this product

I had a pair of these on my tourer. Crossed the USA three times. 15'000 miles on them. I'm 16 stone and I carried a 20 kg load. Once had to tweak two spokes on the rear. That was it.

Now relegated to my local bike as the rear is a bit concave. Still no sign of the west indicator.

For heavy riders going touring you can't beat these rims.

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We have had these on our tandem for 10 years without a problem. Bought this to replace rim on electric rear hub conversion which has split. So hoping for more of the same.
Good price and service from SJS as ever

I recommend this product

I built new front and back wheels for my tourer using Sputnik rims and Sapim Strong spokes and since then I have done about 2500 miles . I’m 100kg and my camping equipment is often 25 kg. The wheels have performed extremely well. I have used Sputniks on a subsequent wheel build I have done on my son’s bike. I would use any other rim.

I recommend this product

I built two new wheels for my touring bike using these rims together with Sapim Strong spokes. Since then I have done about 1000 miles. The wheels have needed no adjustments since I originally built them. I recommend them. If you’re building them yourself the online Sapim spoke length calculator is spot on and got spoke lengths exactly right.

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Really pleased with these rims. A big quality increase from the rims which came with my marin larkspur whose wheels got broken when on top of the car trying to get through an unmarked low height barrier in France.
Particularly impressed with the socket eyelet for the nipples. Build up easily and have been great and look good too.

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Excellent product at a reasonable price, very well packaged but packaging materials a bit excessive in terms of single use plastic that has then be binned.

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Just about to but another one for my back wheel which is starting to wear out along the braking surface. I have it in 36H flavour and it has run true through all kinds of Scottish slop for a few years. Brilliant rim.

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I have 36h sputniks on miche RC2 hubs 700x35 marathon plus front, 38 rear. They run smooth as silk on tarmac and are as true as they started after taking a decent touring load over rougher stretches of the canal du midi when I really should have dropped the tyre pressure a bit. I bought these thinking about touring on trails and will stick with sputnik if I switch to a hub dynamo. I've not covered enough miles yet to comment on longevity but they've had a decent battering.

good touring rim (presta valve)
not welded join

I recommend this product

These rims are great. Just built up a set for my single-speed commuting bike. I fancied a wider 28-32 mm tyre for the rough cobbles of Edinburgh streets, so went with a touring rim. These are a tenner cheaper than the nearest Mavic equivalent (A319), and only 1/3 the price of the DT Swiss TK 540! They are a bit heavier, but then I'm 15 stone, so can't really complain about the odd gram or two.They built up easily and were very true from the word go, still rolling true after 2 months of use. Ride quality is great, willing to bet they're just as strong as competitive rims, and the price can't be beat. Highly recommended.