Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - machined & non-machined deep v's : a question of aesthetics

so, after my front wheel was destroyed in nyc i'm thinking of stepping up the timetable to getting a new wheelset. i need a machined front for my brake, and i'm tossing around the idea going non-machined in the rear... but am thinking that it would look "off".

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I'd go it if I were you. It'll make your back wheel look like it means business. haha.

I'm a fan of the machined/non-machined combo. Check out Ira in Chi's Soma from the gallery:
http://static.flickr.com/43/99370996_2175bbcbae.jpg

Or, you could go with a non-machined black (or whatever) rear, machined silver front. Mismatched rims could be great, on the right bike.

you're going to look sooooooo dumb if you do that.

just f'in with ya, but dude, who really cares? for real.

aesthetics has RUINED it for me. Seriously, it's freakin' gayer than the secretary from NYPD Blue on ice!

PS - I loved his character, Sipowitz really grew as a person after the bimbo left the show.

i don't think mismatched rims look good. but you know what? my opinion doesn't mean jack **** (though i often act like it does). just do whatever sounds good.

so, after my front wheel was destroyed in nyc i'm thinking of stepping up the timetable to getting a new wheelset. i need a machined front for my brake, and i'm tossing around the idea going non-machined in the rear... but am thinking that it would look "off".

your highly subjective opinions are most valued

It works for me.

you're going to look sooooooo dumb if you do that.

just f'in with ya, but dude, who really cares? for real.

it's not the grandest of questions, i know... i'm just bored.

If you were really tough, you'd learn to ride brakeless just so you could have matching non-machined rims. Man, where is your dedication to fashion?

I went w/ silver machined CXP 33s.

My genes are mismatched, but I turned ot o.k.

im actually having the same problem as the OP. im looking to getr a deep v wheelset in pink. but i use a front brake. :( the machined dont look too appealing to me

I run not-machined on both and run a brake in front. They like to squeak allot when I brake. I have rubbed a black strip around the rim from my brake pads. I love the non-machine look.

I have a machined/non-machined combo in silver on my bike and it only looks a little mis-matched (prob more cause one rim is much older than the other). But its not enough to bother me.

[I'd take a picture for you but I don't have a digital camera]

But theres no shame in having two machine rims.

i have nonmachined front and rear, and i run a brake in front. it's ok if you just stick with unpainted silver. looks great.

i have two black machined deep v's on one of my bikes. the day i got them i got a paint pen, colored the macined part of the rims, and still ran a front brake. the black wore a little off eventually, but as soon as it bothers me ill just repaint it. it looks a little different than non machined but oh well,. no ones ever called me on it b4.
just an idea thats worth a shot

I run not-machined on both and run a brake in front. They like to squeak allot when I brake. I have rubbed a black strip around the rim from my brake pads. I love the non-machine look.

+1...it actually matches my setup more than running a machined front would have

although i pretty much had no stopping power this weekend...but then again how often do you ride in torrential downpours at full throttle?

ive got a non machined black rear and a white machined front on a yellow bike. took me a while to get used to it but i dig it now

took me a while to get used to it but i dig it now

Me too. It was sort of a tough decision, I really like the non machined look. Ultimately logic prevailed and I went with function (& safety) over style. It ended up looking pretty good too since silver and black is my color scheme anyhow. (see above pic. in post #7)

i have nonmachined front and rear, and i run a brake in front. it's ok if you just stick with unpainted silver. looks great.

Same setup here. I run the salmon-colored Kool Stop brake pads. No sqealing. No back strip.

However, I would have gone with the machined front/non-machined rear had the non machined set not been in stock & on sale. Functional.

I'd go with non-machined sidewalls for that sleek look with disk brakes to retain the stopping power!

What is the difference between machined/non machined? i have an IRO wheelset but have no clue if it's machined or not.

one has a smooth surface that has been machined to provide maximum friction. The other doesn't. Older rims weren't machined but everything is now for a reason: it provide much more stopping power. If get really nice pads and you never ride in the rain you can get by with non-machined. How any aesthetic detail that minor would be worth sacrificing safety is beyond me but people also ride without brakes sooooo.

Is the whole surface of the wheel or just the part that the brake pads run along? here are mine:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/patso/IMG_2001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/patso/IMG_2002.jpg

yeah i know my chain is slack.

just the braking surface.

gotcha.