24 hole drilling and powertap hub: advice, please?: Bikefanclub.com

Hey all,

There is a brand new powertap sl on ebay right now at a not so bad price. No one has bid yet, and I think I know why. The catch is that it is a 24 hole drilling. Now I gather this is not a bad bet for a smaller rider like me, and so am contemplating a bid. But that is only my assumption. Does anyone know more? This auction runs 3 more days, so I have some time to investigate.

Here's the other, probably bigger, catch. If I bought this system, I'd have to get a 24 hole rim in a 650 c size and so clearly my options will be limited. One rim that appears to fit the bill is the Velocity Aerohead rim. The regular one. I understand that the O/C rim is designed for hubs with dish and I don't know whether a Powertap hub has that. I don't know, either, whether the O/C comes in 24 hole (it does comes 650 c)., but if the "dish" thing is not an issue, I don't need to worry. As usual, the lady is over her head. The only dishes I have ever heard of are the ones on the roof that get you the tv channels.

Can anyone shed some light ?P.S. I have a Shimano drivetrain, not Campy, in case this is relevant to anything.

Thanks, y'all.

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