Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - rim drilling

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kneeeerow
07-16-09, 10:48 AM
if you buy an undrilled rim, where can you have it drilled? can the LBS do that?

ianjk
07-16-09, 10:58 AM
Custom drilling will probably cost as much as the rim, if not more... LBS probably won't have the tools & machinery needed to do a good job. Just curious, where did you find an undrilled rim, and what kind is it?
eighthinch.com
07-16-09, 01:47 PM
Never heard of any lbs drilling a rim! That is something left to a factory with big machines...

Yo!
07-16-09, 01:48 PM
Are you talking about drilling the valve hole for schrader or the whole rim?
bonechilling
07-16-09, 01:52 PM
Where the hell did you buy an undrilled rim?
adriano
07-16-09, 02:13 PM
i saw that milwaukee has some undrilled rims for sale for nearly nothing.
eighthinch.com
07-16-09, 02:54 PM
i saw that milwaukee has some undrilled rims for sale for nearly nothing.

That is called scrap aluminum- if the price ever comes back up :)
adriano
07-16-09, 02:59 PM
they look pretty cool. i might buy some to just hang up.
happytruck
07-16-09, 03:01 PM
drilled rims, like, trial (http://www.trialspads.com/shop/bike-trials-rim-trialtech-rim-trial-rims/19-inch-rims/trialtech-20-front-rim-circle-drilled.html) rims?
thatcher
07-16-09, 07:16 PM
You should be able to do it yourself with a drillpress and a v block and a lot of measuring. Good luck it shouldn't be that hard
adriano
07-16-09, 08:33 PM
You should be able to do it yourself with a drillpress and a v block and a lot of measuring. Good luck it shouldn't be that hard

i have never tried that myself, but i could imagine that easily ending up with some funky, out of round rims.
Soil_Sampler
07-17-09, 01:06 AM
better ask a pro. http://wheelfanatyk.blogspot.com/
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FkxX587Lsik/RlEaaxHOjnI/AAAAAAAAAB8/Yh4ZmeSC9mM/s1600/ghisallo_drill.jpg

wheelfanatyk@gmail.com
time bandit
07-17-09, 01:14 AM
do it yourself, post before (funny) and after (funnier) pics.