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I've recently had a road debris incident with my Zipp 30 rear wheel leaving a nice big hole in the rim. Contacted Zipp support for replacement rim, but they say they don't sell the rim separately, because "this wheelset is sold as a system". Hubs/spokes are quite new so I'm looking for a 20h 30mm rim to replace the broken one. Thing is I'm a bit OCD, so in the future I'll probably want to match the front rim, which is 18h 30mm. This limits the options a bit, and so far I've found only Velocity Deep V 30mm rims that have 18/20h options. Wheelbuilder.com lists Kinlin XR-300 as 18/20h options, but could not find a dealer in UK/Europe that offered that.

Have any of you replaced a Zipp 30 rim to something else?
Any other options for 30mm 18/20h rim combo?
Could be carbon rims (if credible, not random aliexpress stuff).

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If the rim bead is still OK I would continue to ride the wheel (assuming the hole is only on the rim bed and did not go through the entire rim).


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The bead is OK, seems ridable. Took it to local shop for further inspection. They filed a little bit around the edges to ensure no sharp bits are sticking out and also suggested riding it. Maybe I should drill the hole to make it more uniform or just leave it as it is?

Looks fine to me. I'd ride it.

Thats quite a "lucky" place.

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Just leave it as is. Drilling it could cause more harm than good.


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