jhaber
03-24-08, 04:51 PM
How well do white rims hold their colour? I see all these whites frame and figure they can't stay looking nice for very long but what about white rims, I was thinking white aeroheads really.
Thx
Thx
Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - White rims?
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zelah
03-24-08, 04:52 PM
my japanese denim is bleedin all over my white sho-..frame
BRANDUNE
03-24-08, 04:54 PM
Then hold up fine, just clean em. They dont discolor or anything.
Minus_the
03-24-08, 04:57 PM
mine are holding up fine...like brandune said you gotta keep em clean
hudsong
03-24-08, 05:07 PM
If you're going for white rims, make sure to make it an arrow spoke
Or a deep v (this suggestion is serious).
Or a deep v (this suggestion is serious).
Transfixed06
03-24-08, 05:29 PM
this is at about 2 months of heavy riding. no cleaning. still pops:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2395/2310591757_2d129b7809_o.jpg
saw an all-white V with a year of riding (friends bike), looked about as good as the day it was mounted.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2395/2310591757_2d129b7809_o.jpg
saw an all-white V with a year of riding (friends bike), looked about as good as the day it was mounted.
hudsong
03-24-08, 05:32 PM
Actually I have a question about this.. If I were to mount a front brake, would it blacken the hell out of my white rim? I've got Deep Vs.
That's an absolutely beautiful bike by the way...
That's an absolutely beautiful bike by the way...
trace215
03-24-08, 05:46 PM
Actually I have a question about this.. If I were to mount a front brake, would it blacken the hell out of my white rim? I've got Deep Vs.
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If you have the unmachined ones, Yes. I have that going on right now, but it doesn't really look all that bad, and eventually it'll just wear down to the metal.
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If you have the unmachined ones, Yes. I have that going on right now, but it doesn't really look all that bad, and eventually it'll just wear down to the metal.
operator
03-24-08, 06:07 PM
this is at about 2 months of heavy riding. no cleaning. still pops:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2395/2310591757_2d129b7809_o.jpg
saw an all-white V with a year of riding (friends bike), looked about as good as the day it was mounted.
You ride like... 2 inches a day?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2395/2310591757_2d129b7809_o.jpg
saw an all-white V with a year of riding (friends bike), looked about as good as the day it was mounted.
You ride like... 2 inches a day?
ryanone
03-24-08, 06:46 PM
white on white holds up fine, just need to take care of it, as one would do w/ their bike anyway... here's my nagasawa...http://velospace.org/files/Nagasawa1a_0.jpg
deathhare
03-24-08, 06:51 PM
white on white holds up fine, just need to take care of it, as one would do w/ their bike anyway... here's my nagasawa...http://velospace.org/files/Nagasawa1a_0.jpg
oh...my frame's brotha :)
oh...my frame's brotha :)
frankstoneline
03-24-08, 06:56 PM
white on white holds up fine, just need to take care of it, as one would do w/ their bike anyway... here's my nagasawa...http://velospace.org/files/Nagasawa1a_0.jpg
I want that frame so bad...so bad.
If you ever die, can you will it to me?
I want that frame so bad...so bad.
If you ever die, can you will it to me?
Transfixed06
03-24-08, 07:47 PM
You ride like... 2 inches a day?
give or take. i ride so little that i once won a skid contest and a track stand competition in the same maneuver. [/sarcasm]
give or take. i ride so little that i once won a skid contest and a track stand competition in the same maneuver. [/sarcasm]
bryanhayn
03-24-08, 08:44 PM
yes, i searched.
deathhare
03-24-08, 08:48 PM
yes, i searched.
top tube protector
top tube protector
birdt8608
03-24-08, 08:52 PM
That be a guard to keep the top tube from getting digged up by the bars should they ever swing around that far ...and I'm should they do. I'm I right?
bryanhayn
03-24-08, 08:53 PM
That be a guard to keep the top tube from getting digged up by the bars should they ever swing around that far ...and I'm should they do. I'm I right?
that makes sense. thanks. i thought it was a ****ty way to protect the TT when you lock it up.
that makes sense. thanks. i thought it was a ****ty way to protect the TT when you lock it up.
birdt8608
03-24-08, 08:53 PM
Whoa... looks like I type really slow...
ryanone
03-24-08, 09:01 PM
correct, top tube protector, protects the tube should the bars swing around and hit the frame...
blickblocks
03-24-08, 11:28 PM
This is a good thread for me to ask about white tires. Any decent ones available in the US? I've only seen the Vittoria Zaffiro and the Gran Compe SS, and they're supposedly only available in Japan.
They stay pretty clean right? I would imagine that they wouldn't really get "stained." Even my white messenger bags stay pretty clean.
They stay pretty clean right? I would imagine that they wouldn't really get "stained." Even my white messenger bags stay pretty clean.
deathhare
03-25-08, 06:51 AM
This is a good thread for me to ask about white tires. Any decent ones available in the US? I've only seen the Vittoria Zaffiro and the Gran Compe SS, and they're supposedly only available in Japan.
They stay pretty clean right? I would imagine that they wouldn't really get "stained." Even my white messenger bags stay pretty clean.
The tread gets grey after riding. I have one on the front right now. Its not that big of a deal.
You can get the DiaCompes in America now. http://www.thebikebiz.com/Gran_Compe_SS_Tire_p/cmp-tir-dia01.htm
Or you can email Toshi at BlueLug in Tokyo for a little better price even after shipping from Japan. http://blogged.jugem.jp/
They stay pretty clean right? I would imagine that they wouldn't really get "stained." Even my white messenger bags stay pretty clean.
The tread gets grey after riding. I have one on the front right now. Its not that big of a deal.
You can get the DiaCompes in America now. http://www.thebikebiz.com/Gran_Compe_SS_Tire_p/cmp-tir-dia01.htm
Or you can email Toshi at BlueLug in Tokyo for a little better price even after shipping from Japan. http://blogged.jugem.jp/
Zombie Carl
03-25-08, 07:31 AM
white on white holds up fine, just need to take care of it, as one would do w/ their bike anyway... here's my nagasawa...http://velospace.org/files/Nagasawa1a_0.jpg
This bike would benefit from a seatpost swap.
This bike would benefit from a seatpost swap.