When you think of the original Racing Zero, it's the red rim, but
aside from the original WO and 2WAY-FIT versions of the Racing Zero red rim,
the only reissue I'm aware of is
the Racing Zero Limited Edition that came out in CULT spec in 2013
(the rim is 2WAY-FIT).
To be nitpicky about it, just as there was a gold rim Khamsin besides the Shamal Ultragold,
there was a time when Racing 7 came out in red rim spec.
↑This is the red rim of the original Racing Zero 2WAY-FIT, and
since it's 2WAY-FIT, there are rest phase nipples.
The early Fulcrum aluminum spoke models
used evenly-spaced rim holes with tie spokes,
but the later 2WAY-FIT spec
switched to aluminum spokes like Campagnolo
with rest phase nipples,
and subsequent WO models adopted the same spec.
There are several limited edition Racing Zero versions with
just one red spoke or all red spokes,
but as for the red rim, it's barely been reissued.
However, this time a Japanese wholesaler
planned a reissue of the red rim Racing Zero, and
the wheels I ordered in February
were scheduled to arrive in May but were delayed due to the coronavirus,
and finally arrived the other day.
But this...
It's a disc brake spec.
Like I wrote the other day about how you shouldn't call something like this a "reissue"
(→here),
the wholesaler didn't explicitly say "reissue" in their materials,
though they may have in conversation—they wrote things like
"following the design of the wildly popular original Racing Zero."
If they resold the C15 rim Racing Zero with tie spokes,
I think it would sell just as well...
The hub bearings are CULT spec, and the price is
¥178,000 excluding tax / ¥195,800 including tax.
I think this will sell well, but what matters to me is
that this is a model from a Japanese wholesaler
and not a global model—more clearly put,
it won't be available through overseas retail channels.
I'm gonna sell these at world's lowest prices.
The global model comes in hub/spoke/rim as black/black/black,
but the Japan-exclusive model is black/black/red or black/red/red.
There's also a black spoke/red rim spec,
but this time I only brought in the red spoke/red rim spec.
The selling price is posted in the usual place.
The inner rim width is 19mm.
Following the convention of calling the narrow rim era of rim brake models C15
and the wider rim that came after C17,
this would be C19.
If I were to use a C17 wheel hypothetically,
knowing it would be slightly under-tired,
I'd put a 23C tire on it, but
with C19, it really feels impossible to use a 23C tire.
However, the wholesaler's materials list the compatible tire width as 23–50C.
I think 50C is possible (※), but 23C should be avoided.
Just to be sure, I checked the manufacturer's website, and it says 23–40C.
In my opinion, this lower limit of 23C is clearly unrealistic.
Of course, the rims on the global model and Japan-exclusive model have the same dimensions.
The red rim on the Japan-exclusive version isn't
thicker to accommodate 50C tires.
※My reasoning for thinking 50C is possible:
The rims on my Nomu Lab wheels #1 and #5 are
C13.8 in Campagnolo terms, but
I've actually used up to 45C tires on them.
The constraints of narrow rims with wide tires are looser than the reverse.
While I'm at it, the rear wheel on my everyday commuter bike
uses a DT XR331 rim (C20 in Campagnolo terms) with a 23C tire,
but that's at the level of personal responsibility and I don't recommend it.
aside from the original WO and 2WAY-FIT versions of the Racing Zero red rim,
the only reissue I'm aware of is
the Racing Zero Limited Edition that came out in CULT spec in 2013
(the rim is 2WAY-FIT).
To be nitpicky about it, just as there was a gold rim Khamsin besides the Shamal Ultragold,
there was a time when Racing 7 came out in red rim spec.
↑This is the red rim of the original Racing Zero 2WAY-FIT, and
since it's 2WAY-FIT, there are rest phase nipples.
The early Fulcrum aluminum spoke models
used evenly-spaced rim holes with tie spokes,
but the later 2WAY-FIT spec
switched to aluminum spokes like Campagnolo
with rest phase nipples,
and subsequent WO models adopted the same spec.
There are several limited edition Racing Zero versions with
just one red spoke or all red spokes,
but as for the red rim, it's barely been reissued.
However, this time a Japanese wholesaler
planned a reissue of the red rim Racing Zero, and
the wheels I ordered in February
were scheduled to arrive in May but were delayed due to the coronavirus,
and finally arrived the other day.
But this...
It's a disc brake spec.
Like I wrote the other day about how you shouldn't call something like this a "reissue"
(→here),
the wholesaler didn't explicitly say "reissue" in their materials,
though they may have in conversation—they wrote things like
"following the design of the wildly popular original Racing Zero."
If they resold the C15 rim Racing Zero with tie spokes,
I think it would sell just as well...
The hub bearings are CULT spec, and the price is
¥178,000 excluding tax / ¥195,800 including tax.
I think this will sell well, but what matters to me is
that this is a model from a Japanese wholesaler
and not a global model—more clearly put,
it won't be available through overseas retail channels.
The global model comes in hub/spoke/rim as black/black/black,
but the Japan-exclusive model is black/black/red or black/red/red.
There's also a black spoke/red rim spec,
but this time I only brought in the red spoke/red rim spec.
The selling price is posted in the usual place.
The inner rim width is 19mm.
Following the convention of calling the narrow rim era of rim brake models C15
and the wider rim that came after C17,
this would be C19.
If I were to use a C17 wheel hypothetically,
knowing it would be slightly under-tired,
I'd put a 23C tire on it, but
with C19, it really feels impossible to use a 23C tire.
However, the wholesaler's materials list the compatible tire width as 23–50C.
I think 50C is possible (※), but 23C should be avoided.
Just to be sure, I checked the manufacturer's website, and it says 23–40C.
In my opinion, this lower limit of 23C is clearly unrealistic.
Of course, the rims on the global model and Japan-exclusive model have the same dimensions.
The red rim on the Japan-exclusive version isn't
thicker to accommodate 50C tires.
※My reasoning for thinking 50C is possible:
The rims on my Nomu Lab wheels #1 and #5 are
C13.8 in Campagnolo terms, but
I've actually used up to 45C tires on them.
The constraints of narrow rims with wide tires are looser than the reverse.
While I'm at it, the rear wheel on my everyday commuter bike
uses a DT XR331 rim (C20 in Campagnolo terms) with a 23C tire,
but that's at the level of personal responsibility and I don't recommend it.