Leukybear 

There are so many knock offs of the velocity deep v; how can I tell if it is velocity or not? (without relying on paper stickers)

I'm looking at a friend's friend's "deep v" wheelset that has its stickers removed and there's no stamping/ marking inside the rim and out....

luno-pdx

a better question would be: since the velocity deep v is a such a heavy, crappy rim, is it possible for there to be worse knockoffs, or would knockoffs actually be better than the original product?

Leukybear 

I'm not looking for performance actually..... just the brand...

cc700

weinemann dp18's have a ridge where the braking surface would be.

other than that, you'd have to get a caliper and measure the size. and even then, there's really no telling with some of the knockoffs. the 'julian' wheels are the same size as b-43's and the h plus son are supposedly 44mm, but basically there's no way to tell aside from cutting the rim apart and examining the cross section and joint.

so really what we're trying to tell you is that IT DON'T MATTA.

v's are crappy wheels to begin with. just buy some that look the same and call them deep v's. no one will question you. this isn't like a car show where judges deduct points for rotas. here we just deduct points for stupid questions.

operator

Not sure what the point of the exercise is. It's not like the real velocity deep v's are significantly better than the knockoffs anyways.

wheeldeal

+1

ADSR

How are they crappy? Do they fall apart or do spokes come out? Should I be worried? Are other Velocity rims a problem? Uh oh...

cc700

no, they're just heavy and don't stay true.

operator

They don't stay true because the machine or person building them suck. They are incredibly strong rims because of their weight and v section 30mm.

cc700

right, well... they're heavy and expensive.

whitekimchee

just drop a little extra bread and cop them from a legit site

cc700

just drop a little extra lingo and jive them from a tight slang.

PedallingATX

velocity deep v is a fine rim. It is one of the strongest rims you can get, and it is sure to stay true so long as it is built by a competent builder. I have a set of Velocity Deep V rims laced to Surly hubs (built, tensioned, and trued by hand) that have taken a pretty good beating and stayed perfectly true and round.

And they really aren't that heavy. Besides...how many people on here are actually riding a light bike? You wanna lose some weight? Get rid of that steel fork and those steel track bars....A pair of Mavic Open Pros aren't going to be so light when paired with high flange hubs and straight guage spokes...

ADSR

Well that's a load off! Seemed kind of fishy to me on account of having a Deep-V in back since February that's needed no truing or attention, but you can't be too cautious. Just don't want it to get one of those catastrophic failures or nothin'.

mikeee

i notice the paint finish on my velocity deep v and vuelta deep v is different, the white on my velocity shines while the finish on the vuelta is dull white and the vuelta is BRAND NEW

Triple8Sol

Amen. **** Rota. Anyways to the OP, if you have a chance to compare Deep V's next to Weinmanns or others, you'll be able to see the differences. Once you understand what to look for, you'll be able to tell.

ThisJauntyGent

I think everyone is missing the point:

Why don't you just ask your 'friend'?

pancake4life

you look at them.

riot2003

OP, I feel like more context would help us all understand why exactly you're asking this...

RigHty

i have 2 sets of deep v's. 1 set is made by veloctiy and the other i have no idea. the part where the tube goes is deeper on the unknown brand. it has sort of a v shape. the velocity rim is rounder inside. thats the only difference i see so far. they both are heavy and stay true. ive had the since march?

PedallingATX

in before thread closes...

deathhare

That slag is giving me a major hard off.

ottothecow

cmon man! If I had a job I would be chanting NSFW right now

wheeldeal

lol. Beef, someone could really get fired for your post. You're such a prick for posting something like that.

In before the lock.

Phiberglass

****. At least edit the post and do NWS with a bunch of space below.