Morning all, I’m planning to treat myself to a new set of wheels for my disc braked daily ride and have settled on one of the above. The Archetype is intended for rim brake applications and is available in a 36h drilling whilst the Hydra is disc specific but 32h max. I’m heavy, 110kg and ride on roads and occasionally v gentle gravel paths
Two questions, can anyone say if the Archetype cannot be built as a disc wheel and am I getting hung up unnecessarily on spoke count?
I have the archetype setup on disks, have done something in the region of 8500km without any issues. I wasn't far off your weight at the heaviest. If you ask H+son, they claim no upper weight limit for these rims.
When I finished the wheels, people asked me why I didn't go for the hydra. The main reason was cos I didn't know the hydra existed, but on reflection, the hydra is heavier...
As for 32 vs 36. Check what you can find hub wise. In a lot of the hubs, they just don't make 36h versions. I run 32h, and have no issues.
J