Araya 7b 7c 7x?

[That Swan Guy]

I have these hung in the shed............. Yes i know they're Ukais but they're the same for some reason.




What's weirder is i don't know where i got them from or from whom. I don't even know how long i've had them  They were hung under an old waterproof coat i've never worn.

they look like L's on my phone!

It seems they all did similar shapes

Araya 7C = Ukai Box Rims
Araya 7X = Ukai Speedlines
etc etc

[Andy68]

Do it Andy, loads of pros had different rims/hubs 

You just used 'Andy' and 'Pro' in the same sentence

Get in there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!      

[southern andy]

Do it Andy, loads of pros had different rims/hubs 

You just used 'Andy' and 'Pro' in the same sentence

Get in there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!      

Hmmmmm, a Pro down South is a euthanism for a prostitute Andy 

[southern andy]

So, which are considered the better rims, Ukai or Araya?

Personal taste as they're pretty much the same.

Me, personally....... i'd have Ukai's all day long, whether they're sppedlines or Box rims 7c like mine above. At MK this year, Araya were on more builds than Ukai's.

Another choice of rims would be Ambrosio, rarer and they look awsome. Again i have a spare set of these.

[That Swan Guy]

I had a set of Ambrosio bitd. Very light. Flexible is an understatement! Very under-rated.

[Andy68]

I like a nice rim.......   

[hunterdubber]

Had a couple of pairs of 7L's always took some sourcing from abroad though 

My last set laced to Winnie Wright's own Campagnolo Sheriff  stars   

[Andy68]

         Flash fooker!!! 

[That Swan Guy]

Do you feel educated Andy?

[steve69]

Personally I prefer Araya's 

Ukai's came on the cheaper completes BITD (therefore being rarer and more sought after now)
Ambrosio's and Mavic's are very nice but were sneezed at for being European (again making them rarer)


Araya's 7L's are a good mix of 7B looks but with a full size braking surface 

[CustardLips]

Araya 7L's. These will be adorning my Gt Pro when i finally get round to building it. 

[kungfunky]

More Gen 1s

[Andy68]

Awwwwww, stop it now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   

This thread's got me thinking it would be good to have a parts timeline thingy. For example,  perhaps specific dates added to pics in the Pre 80's or pre '86 'Parts' sections??

Just a thought....... 

 

[58 delray]

bitd it was generally thought that Ukais were lighter but arayas were stronger......that could have just been a myth though as is was just an opinion type of thing 
as for the weinmann/araya thing, weinmann had a partnership with dia comp going back to 1965 so it is possible that they also worked with araya as all the japenese companys were linked under an umbrella organisation, sumo rims are also araya

[Andy68]

 

[Redline]

I seem to remember BITD that a lot of American Pro's used a 7C on the rear and a 7X on the front, apparently the idea being that the 7C was stronger and the 7X lighter