Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - i hate spokes

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Msngr
01-04-05, 10:07 PM
just came across this. thought i'd share.

http://www.bontrager.com/roadwheels/detail.asp?id=169&pt=10

Jesse M
01-04-05, 10:29 PM
if only i had $650 to spend on wheels...
dirtydan
01-04-05, 10:36 PM
dope.

Fugazi Dave
01-04-05, 11:41 PM
Sexage.
HereNT
01-04-05, 11:50 PM
As long as they always stay on a track, they should be good... Unless you have to stop or something...
bikeskatethrash
01-05-05, 01:59 AM
Yeah, i run a 20 spoke Bontrager racelite front wheel that i had built (found the hub and rim seperately for cheap) and its flexy as hell. That wheelset just looks scary.
SamHouston
01-05-05, 05:38 AM
You think you hate spokes? This bearded fellow here REALLY hates them!
http://www.mbma.net/pics/stupor3/stuporderby.jpg
bostontrevor
01-05-05, 06:15 AM
You think you hate spokes? This bearded fellow here REALLY hates them!

Which is probably why his friend is kicking him in the back of the leg.
powers2b
01-05-05, 07:28 AM
I have 20 blades running radial on the front and a disk on the back of my Raleigh Grand Prix SS.
Looks pimp
jfmckenna
01-05-05, 07:47 AM
What he said.
Fugazi Dave
01-05-05, 09:02 AM
My front wheel is 16 spoke and, while I love it, I'll be the first to admit that it does flex like mad sometimes. Never disconcertingly so, but definitely enough to notice.
2manybikes
01-05-05, 09:47 AM
spokes can be handy sometimes.