Mavic sunset, hope, Klein & Cook bros
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TrevorKershaw
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Re: A wheel, no more, no less (opinions please)
Does "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" ride MTB's? Either that or there's some pretty radical spoke alchemy going on there...
Does "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" ride MTB's? Either that or there's some pretty radical spoke alchemy going on there...
TrevorKershaw
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Re: A wheel, no more, no less (opinion please?)
Having said this they look amazing.
Seriously, how strong are these compared with standard 2 or 3 crosslaced wheels. Has anyone done any research on this. I wouldn't like to career down a rocky hill and find out they were suspect mechanically.Tc":13igun0l said:vinnya77":13igun0l said:I'm struggling to find a rear hub and skewers.
Does the silver work with this wheel?
It definitely works but is blue an option for hubs as the spokes end in blue? Or are you set on 3dv
Having said this they look amazing.
yagamuffin
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Re: A wheel, no more, no less (opinion please?)
Like most of the tech from the time I think the majority of the R&D was done by us on the trails. The fact that you don't see these much any more suggests they are not strong enough for most riding. That and the added weight of the extra few inches of spoke length!
Having said that they aren't entirely dangerous and do still look cool. Good for a 'garage queen' or Sunday best.
TrevorKershaw":exlv8gan said:
Like most of the tech from the time I think the majority of the R&D was done by us on the trails. The fact that you don't see these much any more suggests they are not strong enough for most riding. That and the added weight of the extra few inches of spoke length!
Having said that they aren't entirely dangerous and do still look cool. Good for a 'garage queen' or Sunday best.
Re: A wheel, no more, no less (opinion please?)
If you really want purple - get them reanodised.
If you want off the shelf and cant find purple - I would go gold ;-)
WD
vinnya77":3qhmjcni said:I'm struggling to find a rear hub and skewers.
Does the silver work with this wheel?
Also the spokes where ordered through Hobson cycles from the states.
If you really want purple - get them reanodised.
If you want off the shelf and cant find purple - I would go gold ;-)
WD
TrevorKershaw
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Re: A wheel, no more, no less (opinion please?)
Trouble is, I have no idea what on earth happened to this wheel!!! It pains me to say that half of the kit on this bike was sold and quite cheaply. :facepalm: :cry:
I'm going to look seriously dumb here, but I have just found an old photo of my P7 when I first bought it. It has a FIR rim on a black XT (I think, dunno what year, poss 1996) hub and guess what; the very same lacing, but far less impressive. See pics.TrevorKershaw":1aerplv8 said:Seriously, how strong are these compared with standard 2 or 3 crosslaced wheels. Has anyone done any research on this. I wouldn't like to career down a rocky hill and find out they were suspect mechanically.Tc":1aerplv8 said:vinnya77":1aerplv8 said:I'm struggling to find a rear hub and skewers.
Does the silver work with this wheel?
It definitely works but is blue an option for hubs as the spokes end in blue? Or are you set on 3dv
Having said this they look amazing.
Trouble is, I have no idea what on earth happened to this wheel!!! It pains me to say that half of the kit on this bike was sold and quite cheaply. :facepalm: :cry:
