venn wheels finally in production

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spartan
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by spartan

when i read this article i was sceptical if they would ever produced at a competitive price.

http://www.bikerumor.com/2015/03/04/vel ... struction/

well i see they are now available for sale? $900 amazing price

http://www.velocite-bikes.com/venn-rev- ... heels.html


price is very good vs cheap chinese rims.

anyone bought a pair?
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by stormur

and 140$ shipping to Eu, plus 5% of customs plus 24% of VAT... Nope. Corima is better ( and cheaper !) choice. To not mention heritage & "local" warranty.

DT is cheaper, Vision is cheaper, Bora One is ... about same price- so where's the point ?
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mpulsiv
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by mpulsiv

I reached out before placing the order.
$900 standard build is 20/24 using Pillar PSR1422 spokes, aluminum nipples with in-house hub, not Bitex (I asked). Ready to be shipped in 14 days.
They also do custom builds, 24/28, brass nipples, any custom hub (whatever is available in Taiwan or customer can ship your own). Lead time 60-75 days.
Rims $199/each. Lead time 45 days.

$121 Shipping to USA using postal SAL (21-22 days)
$162 Shipping to USA using postal EMS (4-5 days)

Rim shape is impressive, 27mm wide.
http://www.velocite-bikes.com/venn-rev- ... heels.html

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F45
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by F45

Rims a buck 99 each? Well I'll be dipped in.....looks like I found my new favorite rim supplier.

campbellrae
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by campbellrae

That's a fantastic price... Been looking for a new set of wheels for my gravel bike for a long time and these might have just shot to the top of the list.

davidalone
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by davidalone

Seen these in the flesh at my brother in law's shop. they are very, very nice. was tempted. Much better than chinese wheels and even a step up from gigantex, and even corima. quality of the rim was really good.

AJS914
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by AJS914

Anyone have a link to the $99 rims? I don't see them on their web site.

sfo423
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by sfo423

Site says free shipping on orders over $900. Just order an extra set of $11 brake pads and done.

mpulsiv wrote:I reached out before placing the order.
$900 standard build is 20/24 using Pillar PSR1422 spokes, aluminum nipples with in-house hub, not Bitex (I asked). Ready to be shipped in 14 days.
They also do custom builds, 24/28, brass nipples, any custom hub (whatever is available in Taiwan or customer can ship your own). Lead time 60-75 days.
Rims $199/each. Lead time 45 days.

$121 Shipping to USA using postal SAL (21-22 days)
$162 Shipping to USA using postal EMS (4-5 days)

Rim shape is impressive, 27mm wide.
http://www.velocite-bikes.com/venn-rev- ... heels.html

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by TheKaiser

AJS914 wrote:Anyone have a link to the $99 rims? I don't see them on their web site.



If you are referring to F45's post above, he said "Rims a buck 99 each?" which in American slang means $199, which may be why you had so much trouble finding what you were looking for on their site.

Even at $199 these seem like a good deal compared to the offerings from Light Bicycle, Farsports, etc... however the shipping seems pretty steep compared to other vendors, unless you are ordering a bunch of them to exceed their $900 free shipping threshold as sfo423 pointed out.

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mpulsiv
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by mpulsiv

They are shipping disc wheels now! Here's the wind tunnel http://www.venn-cycling.com/index.php/w ... ake-wheels

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