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Offline Bounderandcad

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Wire wheels advice please
« on: September 10, 2018, 04:32 PM »
Hello
While I’m saving my pennies to complete my frame, I need some advice on a few sets that are strong enough to be able to cope with freestyle use.
Consider large clumsy oath riding with choices please  :)
Mags are obvious choice but wire does look nice..just so many nice looking sets on fleabay and shops..don’t know what are just for race use etc.
Any ideas for me to have a look at please
Thank you
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Offline Spen69

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Re: Wire wheels advice please
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2018, 09:58 PM »
To be honest most standard 36hole 1.75" rims laced nice and tight with a set of more modern tryes pumped up to around 65-85psi will handle your clumsiest riding as it was shitty old school tyres that could only handle 35psi that were the main culprit.

48hole rims and hubs were heavy and not really needed once the tyre technology improved. They belong on midschool tanks tbh

If you get a set built up to ride then I would buy some more modern twin-wall rims like Alienation or something but you need to decide what you want to use the bike for really.

Oldschool = show pony or pub-crawl or out with your kids :coolsmiley:
Newschool = actual riding like trails or skateparks :daumenhoch:
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Offline Bounderandcad

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Re: Wire wheels advice please
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2018, 08:42 AM »
Ok..thank you for taking your time to reply
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Offline Retrodan72

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Re: Wire wheels advice please
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2018, 08:57 AM »
If you need advice on the ‘clumsiest riding’, then Spen is your man.
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« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2018, 01:55 PM »
Quote from: Retrodan72 on September 11, 2018, 08:57 AM
If you need advice on the ‘clumsiest riding’, then Spen is your man.

 :2funny: :2funny: :2funny: :LolLolLolLol:

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Offline chubby

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« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2018, 09:40 PM »
Quote from: Retrodan72 on September 11, 2018, 08:57 AM
If you need advice on the ‘clumsiest riding’, then Spen is your man.


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Offline chubby

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« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2018, 09:42 PM »
Spen hit the nail on the head with his reply.
What sort of frame have you got to build up bud???

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« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2018, 09:59 PM »
Quote from: Spen69 on September 11, 2018, 01:55 PM
Quote from: Retrodan72 on September 11, 2018, 08:57 AM
If you need advice on the ‘clumsiest riding’, then Spen is your man.

 :2funny: :2funny: :2funny: :LolLolLolLol:

 :yahoo_silent:

Yeah it was definitely old school tyre technology that caused him to repeatedly wipe out at MK
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« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2018, 10:26 PM »
Yeah, I just needed a bit more air in my tyres  :LolLolLolLol:

Here you go then - oldschool bike runnimg normal 36h 1.75" Araya 7X's with newschool skinwall tyres pumped up to 80psi for skatepark riding  :daumenhoch:




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Offline Bounderandcad

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« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2018, 08:37 AM »
Ooh..gives me a good choice of wheels then using new rubber.
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« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2018, 09:36 AM »
Quote from: griff on September 11, 2018, 09:59 PM

Yeah it was definitely old school tyre technology that caused him to repeatedly wipe out at MK

 :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
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« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2018, 10:56 AM »
Quote from: Bounderandcad on September 12, 2018, 08:37 AM
Ooh..gives me a good choice of wheels then using new rubber.

In all fairness to Spen, there could have been some old tyres contained within the block that Ed used to make his special exotic cigarettes with.
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