Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Invisible Rims?

Well they aren't really invisible..but they might as well be...they are so tiny!
..does anyone know of any other super shallow clincher rims? Like the Campy Victory Strada, or Campy Omega Strada Hardox XL?

example:
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/rutledge3.jpg

I think the rims pictured might be tubular rims..see that little lighter strip between the rim and the tire? I think that's the base tape of the tubular tire.

I think the rims pictured might be tubular rims..see that little lighter strip between the rim and the tire? I think that's the base tape of the tubular tire.
nonsense

Ask this guy.

http://www.spideysenses.com/wp-content/_invisiblebike.jpg

those are tubies. cruise ebay for older rims, im sure you can find something in clincher form. mavic, campy, ambrosio, etc etc. i think sun is the only company that still makes boxy rims.

haha..i love that cat..

but back to the rims..that picture is of the victory stradas and those are tubulars..but i know that the omega stradas are clincher rims..I just put that image up for a visual of what I'm looking for...

those are tubies. cruise ebay for older rims, im sure you can find something in clincher form. mavic, campy, ambrosio, etc etc. i think sun is the only company that still makes boxy rims.
there were a couple of the omega ones on ebay a few days ago..but they are gone now..
thanks tho on the ambrosio..there's a pretty blue pair on there right now...

are open pros super shallow?
i havent seen them in person.

are open pros super shallow?
i havent seen them in person.

No, Open sports (formerly MA3) are shallower than open pros.

No, Open sports (formerly MA3) are shallower than open pros.
good to know, thanks.

Sun M13II rims are kinda shallow & square.

Ask this guy.

http://www.spideysenses.com/wp-content/_invisiblebike.jpg

http://i8.tinypic.com/4zne1rc.jpg

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/rutledge3.jpg

Definitely tubies. Look exactly the same as my Continental Sprinters.

http://www.lolcats2.com/full/invisiblebikecrash.jpg

Sorry, i just love me some lolcats.

heres a good one :lol:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b379/animetish/invisibleranover.jpg



on another note...I know they are tubies...just wondering if anyone knows of any clincher rims that look the same....silly bike forums...

my best guess is no.

you need an extra ~10mm for the lips of a clincher rim. [measured from where you put the rim stip to the outside edge of the rim].

fsnl
sparky

just wondering if anyone knows of any clincher rims that look the same
I've got some old Mavic MA40 rims that are pretty shallow clinchers. Not too keen on the color, but they are pretty shallow for a double-wall:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y224/abetterseptember/DIYrollers003.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y224/abetterseptember/DIYrollers001-1.jpg

I've got some old Mavic MA40 rims that are pretty shallow clinchers. Not too keen on the color, but they are pretty shallow for a double-wall

thanks for the info..those look really nice..where did you happen to get them?

I have 2 pairs of brand new (still in the box) Campagnolo Delta Strada XL clincher rims. They are are as low profile as you can get. I could sell them to anyone interested. They are 28 holes though. Shiny/satin silver finish. PM me (with your offer) if interested. I prefer local pickup (San Francisco).

Get rims that are designed for disc brake use exclusively and have no brake surface, like velocity vxc or salsa delgado disc @.@

thanks for the info..those look really nice..where did you happen to get them?

They were originally laced to some Weinmann hubs and came with an '87 Peugeot I bought on eBay. I've seen some MA40s on some other listings, so they're still around; Not sure where you could just get the rims or wheelset though.

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/invisible-everything.jpg

Be wary of getting single-walled rims for clinchers.. they're not as strong and don't keep in true as much.

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/invisible-everything.jpg


if everything is invisible, how come we can still see the cat, the door, the walls, the...photo? a photo of invisible everything should be empty. however, that would also make it a picture of nothing. yet, nothing, by virtue of being even merely a concept, becomes something--that is, nothingness is self-negating. if everything in that photo were invisible, it would be identical to a picture of nothing, hence it would be something (even as an image of noting), and the "invisible everything" would also be negated.

I was looking for some Mavic GP4 and came upon quite a few Omega
Strada Hardox. Could have'em for $13 each. That aint bad :)

I was looking for some Mavic GP4 and came upon quite a few Omega
Strada Hardox. Could have'em for $13 each. That aint bad :)


haha yeah especially cuz they are like $120 each at yellowjersey.. see? (http://www.yellowjersey.org/cherchi.html)

if everything is invisible, how come we can still see the cat, the door, the walls, the...photo? a photo of invisible everything should be empty. however, that would also make it a picture of nothing. yet, nothing, by virtue of being even merely a concept, becomes something--that is, nothingness is self-negating. if everything in that photo were invisible, it would be identical to a picture of nothing, hence it would be something (even as an image of noting), and the "invisible everything" would also be negated. +1

if everything is invisible, how come we can still see the cat, the door, the walls, the...photo? a photo of invisible everything should be empty. however, that would also make it a picture of nothing. yet, nothing, by virtue of being even merely a concept, becomes something--that is, nothingness is self-negating. if everything in that photo were invisible, it would be identical to a picture of nothing, hence it would be something (even as an image of noting), and the "invisible everything" would also be negated.



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haha yeah especially cuz they are like $120 each at yellowjersey.. see? (http://www.yellowjersey.org/cherchi.html)
I'm not gonna tell'em that ;)
They're nice rims, so I might purchase a few so I have for the years to come.
But $120 :eek: That's just sick. A Nemesis is way cheaper and just as good.

I'm not gonna tell'em that ;)
They're nice rims, so I might purchase a few so I have for the years to come.
But $120 :eek: That's just sick. A Nemesis is way cheaper and just as good.


Don't take it personally. Yellow jersey is just way overpriced.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c346/diff_lock_cr-v_awd/01cf5dea.jpg

Be wary of getting single-walled rims for clinchers.. they're not as strong and don't keep in true as much.

That's true, but the Mavic MA40 is a double-wall rim. They're pretty strong.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c346/diff_lock_cr-v_awd/01cf5dea.jpg



VISIBLE CAT STARES AT INVISIBLE CAT

VISIBLE CAT STARES AT INVISIBLE CAT

LMAOLMAO
Visible cat is jealous of invisible cat. :(

:lol:

haha..i love that cat..

but back to the rims..that picture is of the victory stradas and those are tubulars..but i know that the omega stradas are clincher rims..I just put that image up for a visual of what I'm looking for...


I had a set of wheels on Omega Strada Hardox, and they were tubies. I sold them, cos I cannot be doing with that.

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unfortunately, it's been a while since i smoked weed. this is just how i am.