Jiggyfly wrote on 02/23/13 at 08:02:15:Have you seen a Ryca on 17"s?
I went with the matching 18" rims because I was specifically going for a vintage look and feel.
Using a 17" rim shouldn't be any harder, as long as you find one that will work. Buchannan's can make custom spokes to fit any length for about the same cost as the ones on the RYCA site.
In retrospect; I learned a LOT about wheel lacing; and it's really rather complex. There are a lot of factors to consider. I spent months chasing down the proper spokes, paid $200 for a rim on Ebay that I can't use afterall. I also now have to disassemble the rear wheel, and re-lace it with the proper rim and spokes because it got screwed up the first time.
I'm glad I learned a lot about the whole process, and I sure did grin frm ear to ear like a howler monkey when the front wheel finally came together, but... In some ways, I wish I had spent the money and simply sent my hub and rim out to Buchannan's and had them do the work and just send the wheel back to me. John's lucky; he lives right there where they are.
Good luck!!
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