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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Juju on March 15, 2009, 11:27 AM

Title: Do you recognise this wheel?
Post by: Juju on March 15, 2009, 11:27 AM

Picked up a bike last weekend, non original wheels on it,  but one of them was for the short term, until I find some Araya's not totally unpleasant to look at.   No name on it anywhere. No stickerseither.   Has 10mm axle and 36h so old school of sorts.

Its a black rim, with machined silver braking surfaces. The rim itself has a flat centre section, but with slight "shoulders" going out towards the edge of the rim.

Its been build with black spokes, and has a "joytech" small flange hub, and chromed nipple. I have a rear, and would like to find a cheap front to match.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo119/Juju_uk_68/Silver%20Streak/th_IMG_0338.jpg) (http://s367.photobucket.com/albums/oo119/Juju_uk_68/Silver%20Streak/?action=view&current=IMG_0338.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo119/Juju_uk_68/Silver%20Streak/th_IMG_0336.jpg) (http://s367.photobucket.com/albums/oo119/Juju_uk_68/Silver%20Streak/?action=view&current=IMG_0336.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo119/Juju_uk_68/Silver%20Streak/th_IMG_0337.jpg) (http://s367.photobucket.com/albums/oo119/Juju_uk_68/Silver%20Streak/?action=view&current=IMG_0337.jpg)

cheers.

Title: Re: Do you recognise this wheel?
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on March 15, 2009, 11:32 AM

 Looks identical to an Alex 7X23F that I have here.That and the Joytech hub would make me say 99-2002.

Title: Re: Do you recognise this wheel?
Post by: Juju on March 15, 2009, 08:47 PM

Cheers,

A quick scout on ebay suggests my chances of finding a front to match the rear are pretty limited, so think I'm going to have to junk it and find some nice proper 7x Arayas.

Or find some black skyways with ally hubs.  Hmm, choices....