Originally Posted by Aquakitty

Oh in case anyone is wondering why I need new rims, the old ones were chrome and not too bad rust-wise on the outside, but on the inside they must have had water sitting in them for years, the corrosion is severe, the rust has eaten through the wall in some places.

And in case anyone is wondering why I am going so cheap, it's because I am doing this for someone who knows pretty much nothing about bikes. He thought this kit was just an old trike, and is planning to give it to someone as a present. Problem is he has a spending limit so I am trying to oblige while still giving him what he wants. I should perhaps explain again that these things are desirable.



I will for sure once it is complete, right now it is waiting to be clear coated. The person I am doing this for is not big on racing bikes . If it were mine I would be going in a different direction.



Yea I was considering a double brake set-up.





I use EDD. The hubs have very small centre to right and left, so with a rim with an ERD of 574 the spokes need to be 279mm. I will certainly take your advice and remeasure, but the hubs are nearly flat. Anyways I have plenty of 260-ishmm spokes I can experiment with to see if I am wrong.


I also realise I can get cheap silver SS spokes, but I want white or blue. Option #2 is painting the spokes.