Originally Posted by
SoSmellyAir
Congratulations, very nice! While the camera angles are different, it looks like you have more clearance than your friend running Mavic CPX Elite. Have you done the hex wrench clearance test?
Most importantly, thank you for showing everyone in this thread that I was right!
Campagnolo Zondas, like all decent wheels, are double walled. The spokes are attached to the outer wall, not the rim bed, so there are no spoke ends in the rim bed, only holes to access the bottom of the nipples. But these holes can also be eliminated by using a magnet to guide the nipples from the valve stem hole to the proper locations. So you do not need rim tape, especially if you are running inner tubes.
D'oh I forgot to try the hex wrench test. I've already taken the wheel off and put the tire back on my friend's wheels I borrowed. Oh well. lol.
Ok cool, good deal on not needing the rim tape. And yes, I am using tubes - not running tubeless on this.
Thanks immensely for your help - i love these wheels.