wheels had a little refresh

[harris]

the original rims had a bad dent and in general very used.so refresh time,i have been busy..lol
before.

after.   just awaiting new wheel nuts as they are a strange thread.

[Lazarou]

Cripes! Dan, come and clean my house!!

[harris]

lol need to do mine first .and i only got the rim 45 mins ago of posty man   cheers stodgy   

[Stodgy]

fook me Dan, that Rekka hub came up beautifully!!!!

WOW WOW WOW - that's one special wheel now. Are you doing the rear too?

I love it.

 

[Stodgy]

Did I mention...WOW.

Don't show Lazarou, S&M Alex, BSD, YGT and the other mid-school boys...they'll be round to rape you.

[harris]

yes stodge im just having a cup of brew and a biscuit or 30 then i will crack on.

[harris]

now the rear done,the rear rim aint that good imo dents but will replace when i get others re chromed.

[Stodgy]

Double WOW!

Man I'm loving those. Very very very special and probably the rarest set of wheels on this site.

Right then we need Phil Evan's Condor back off YGT now!! 

[zed4130]

WOW  you have done a great job there dan  they look great

[harris]

they look so over enginered ,but actualy quite lite ,with mahooosive axles  .

[lazychubs]

very nice dan
and them axles look like a worm roller on a old steering box lol
thats some thread and arf lol

[darkersomeday]

thats some fantastic work there dan,

they look amazing mate

check out that axle though

[harris]

man axles     16mm 

[darkersomeday]

it just shows how well built some of the midschool stuff was

built to last.

are they "rolled threads" on the axle?
will the nuts be hard to find?
you could at a push have the old ones plated/polished,

they look great dan, well chuffed!

[harris]

the threads are mad,i have tried so different nuts none are anywere near.
so i will get some made.
i was thinking of getting some 14mm axles and resized bearings so i can fit them easier.
but i will retain the big boys on the shelf if i change them.
they had a purpose ,strength and they lasted   

[darkersomeday]

i'm no expert like but i think the threads on the axle do look "rolled", way stronger than a regular thread, you wouldnt need chain tugs with the amount of torque you could put on them ther badboys!

rekka made some fooking great stuff, the headset cups as on stodgy's condor were soooooo tough,

i can see what you mean about the fitting issue, what bike are they destined for dan?

[harris]

at the moment they are sitting in the early taj frame as the rear dropouts
had been opened to 14mm and roughly done so i smoothed out the edges
and they slotted in.what they will end up in well thats the question.