BMX - Front Wheel

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eightdip
02-26-07, 03:35 PM
I need a new front wheel as mine has lost 5 spokes now and the hub has some nice gouges taken out of it.

I was thinking of a Macneil Hub (because of the recessed flanges for spoke protection) on a Red Proper Rim. How does this sound? Bear in mind that i'd much prefer a 14mm hub

FitRider 921
02-26-07, 03:36 PM
Go with a 3/8ths, be a man. Macneil front hub sounds good. As for the rim, just get a haz light in purple.
eightdip
02-26-07, 03:40 PM
3/8ths means that i need either 3 converters (i run a peg on the front) or a new pair of forks and a new peg. Ill stick to 14mm

Rim - I don't feel i need a hazard light, i'll go with the cheaper, better looking proper rim

FitRider 921
02-26-07, 03:42 PM
I have a 14mm setup as well, but I don't really need it. I want to get 3/8ths but it would cause me to spend a great deal of money in a very short period of time.
wethepeople
02-26-07, 03:43 PM
I have 3/8th in the front, and run two 14mm adapters for my fork, nothing for the peg.
mude
02-26-07, 06:36 PM
i'd stick with the 14mm
mude
02-26-07, 06:37 PM
*keep in mind thats because of my style of riding
FuzzyRyder
02-26-07, 09:46 PM
I run a 3/8 in a 14mm fork on my beater bike with no converters, and it holds up to some serious thrashing with no problems so far.
KinetikBiker
02-27-07, 07:26 AM
Get the M7 wheel. It's 3/8" but strong.

Proper rims suck. Get one of the Odyssey rims or a Rhynolite.
sbcdestroy
02-27-07, 08:20 AM
if you MUST have a big axle hub, go Gsport - DT spokes - Haz lite with a gland hubgaurd. youll never break a spoke again.

or get the M7 wheel, pretty much the same thing but 3/8" and a little lighter.
KinetikBiker
02-27-07, 11:25 AM
if you MUST have a big axle hub, go Gsport - DT spokes - Haz lite with a gland hubgaurd. youll never break a spoke again.

or get the M7 wheel, pretty much the same thing but 3/8" and a little lighter.
Pretty much what i said.

And isn't GSport's axle stronger then a normal 3/8"?
FuzzyRyder
02-27-07, 02:46 PM
Yes, much stronger.
sprintcarblue
02-27-07, 04:51 PM
I would strongly suggest shying away from the macneil hub. The hub gets bunged up and your spokes get wedged in there. Just get an odyssey or something simple and cheap. I've been running a gold proper rim laced to a geisha for a while now any it's holding up great. Getting quality spokes like DT swiss is just as important or more important than the rim itself.