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weston

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z rims
« on: December 07, 2005, 06:01 PM »

Offline diesel

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Re: z rims
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2005, 06:07 PM »
great rims....

bit costly on spokes!

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Re: z rims
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2005, 06:11 PM »
i had white ones bitd fink they was copys
i landed a tad of centre and they threw me off
the bike right in front of a car
lucky he missed me but boy did it hurt lol
wouldnt mind a set again tho lol

gregster

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Re: z rims
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2005, 06:20 PM »
I had white ones BITD and it was great fun doing that.

Well until they were buckled that is. There was a myth about putting them in the freezer and they would straighten out, anyone remember this?
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weston

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Re: z rims
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2005, 06:37 PM »
greg, that wasnt a myth, it was true but you had to loosen all the spokes, dupont plastic straightent back to its original shape when cold, only problem was back then nobody had a freezer big enough :santa_cheesy:

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Re: z rims
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2005, 06:58 PM »
lmfao

Dave
haro, how do you do

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Re: z rims
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2005, 07:02 PM »
whenever anyone round this neck of the woods got some we all had a go and did the boingie kick out and they were never the same after a few of them. I had some on my Kuwie and had to rebuild them cos of it.

dirtbro

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Re: z rims
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2005, 07:11 PM »
i had a pair of blue ones on my gt pro 4 ,same thing happened everybody wanted to do that ad and they just were not  the same after .pity cause i liked them

gmac

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Re: z rims
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2005, 09:51 PM »
I remember that advert well.  :)

I've got a set on one of my rides, but as I don't ride it, it dunt really matter that I'm a heavy muvva.  :(

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theRuler

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Re: z rims
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2005, 09:09 AM »
you might as well have rims made of pastry
they were flexy to ride when i was 12 years old - they would be impossible now.
novelty wheels.

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Re: z rims
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2005, 09:48 AM »
true they are very easy to flex as i was bending some the other day with me hands
but i reckon with some heavy duty spokes they would hold up a bit lol

theRuler

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Re: z rims
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2005, 09:53 AM »
that would help i guess
i wonder if the graphite z's were any stiffer?

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Re: z rims
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2005, 01:08 PM »
Am I right in thinking there were a few Z-48s made? I'm sure I remember reading it somewhere.

I broke a Z-Rim. It started out as a small ding/crack; I got a free replacement, but when you factor in the price of spokes over a couple of Summers, how free was it?

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Re: z rims
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2005, 01:13 PM »
dont be sayin all this about these rims ive just bought 3 sets  :santa_cry:
Old School BMX only
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Your not famous because you have a BMX so dont expect me to lick your arse for bits !!! I will leave that to the sheep
Jim'll fix it did loads for charity

theRuler

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Re: z rims
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2005, 01:17 PM »
hehe
just ride them in a straight line and you will be fine!!!

i could never see the point of z rims.

stronger than alloys? doubt it.
lighter than alloys? maybe by 1 gram.
better than alloys? um . . . .

someone put me straight.
i have a history of missing the point.

i still find myself bidding on these hula hoops though. i need to buy some and see how they ride now.

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Re: z rims
« Reply #15 on: December 08, 2005, 01:34 PM »
two pairs for show one pair to ride  they do look the biz dont they?
« Last Edit: December 10, 2005, 06:27 PM by crazycraig »
Old School BMX only
Cash is King
Your not famous because you have a BMX so dont expect me to lick your arse for bits !!! I will leave that to the sheep
Jim'll fix it did loads for charity

theRuler

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Re: z rims
« Reply #16 on: December 08, 2005, 01:42 PM »
they look "old school" alright

what year did they come out? 1980?

i am keen to ride on some. hopefully at the next OS meet someone will have a bike with some on i can ride.

ZippyDixon

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Re: z rims
« Reply #17 on: February 18, 2006, 09:57 PM »
Found the pic at last,cheers Harris  ;)
  My lad is amazed at them,freaky is the word he used ;D,
  I remember a lad at Ipswich laced some up for his race bike,made sure all th spokes were nicely tightened and the wheels were true,later in the evening we went up the track and me being a bit intrigued by what Z rims were actually like decided to give the rear forks a bit of a flex with my right foot........I was so amazed much I kept doing it all night long much to his delight ;D........was even funnier following him back to his house that night with his now not so true wheels in motion!!!!!! :LolLolLolLol:

       Stu

gmac

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Re: z rims
« Reply #18 on: February 18, 2006, 10:17 PM »
Am I right in thinking there were a few Z-48s made? I'm sure I remember reading it somewhere.

Sure were, I've got a NOS pair  ;)

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Re: z rims
« Reply #19 on: February 18, 2006, 10:40 PM »
i'm sure there is a pair on u.s. e bay
Old School BMX only
Cash is King
Your not famous because you have a BMX so dont expect me to lick your arse for bits !!! I will leave that to the sheep
Jim'll fix it did loads for charity

gmac

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Re: z rims
« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2006, 10:42 PM »
There were last week Craig  ;)

retrorider.u.k

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Re: z rims
« Reply #21 on: February 19, 2006, 10:51 AM »
i had some 48's on the baby blue trickstar i sold (see our website).utter shite  ;)

Brownie

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Re: z rims
« Reply #22 on: February 20, 2006, 12:51 AM »
I had red ones on my DP back in the day. Flexed em - and the hub said No! Soon put a stop to that!  :D

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