I had hoped the first wheel to arrive would be the rear wheel, allowing installation of the shifter and rear brake adapter as well as the tire, tube and rotor. It never occurred to me that some of those components might be boxed with the other wheel. Turns out neither the shifter nor the adapter were included in the rear wheel's box. I did manage to get some things done.
The Schwalbe rim strips looked and felt like hard unforgiving plastic, but did have enough elasticity to barely squeeze over the rim's edge. I had ordered 22 mm wide strips because that's what matched the Rigida 210 rims, but finding the correct size on the web took some patience. Mavic has rim strip sizes posted on its website for each of their rims. Ryde (Rigida) does not.
The tire and tube went on without tools, reaffirming the decision to go with Schwalbe's Marathon Supremes. I read where the Marathon Plus model can be a bear to get mounted. Reviews raved about the Supreme's grippy-ness and I can see why, as the rubber feels quite soft ... surprising it rates as durable as it does. The 32 mm width is a bit skinnier than I had envisioned, but will definitely do, and the reflective strip on the tire adds visibility.
The picture above shows the wheel complete with tire and rotor. Although the wheel came with the OEM2 axle plate attached, it needed to be removed to get the rotor on, but the rotor slipped over the gear mesh avoiding the need to remove it. Four bolts, not six, secure the Rohloff compatible rotor, though you may need to double click the picture to get a better view.
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