Lookin' for new rims but cant find any
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Ok, i have a haro F3 bmx bike. i dont race i just fart around with my freinds having contest who can do the ferthest wheelie and stuff like that. Anyway, i am looking for new 5-spoke black (i think there plastic because i dont want to spend alot of money on carbon) rims for it. if anybody has a website with pictures please send me them. Oh and if anybody can give me a price that would help alot.
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i have no idea what your talking about...be a little more specific. when you say "5 spoke" you mean the old school looking rims. dont remember the name but theres a thread all about them. and to answer your question "is anyone gonna help me" your lucky if they do. MOST of us arent "forum junkies" who sit around and wait for people to post new things...ridings better than posting....think the rims you want are "skyway mags"...and there not much less expensive then normal rims-plus their weaker.
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or yea...picture...
www.danscomp.com >"bike parts"> "wheels-stock"> skyway mags.
ps. edit from earlier post: they are less expensive
www.danscomp.com >"bike parts"> "wheels-stock"> skyway mags.
ps. edit from earlier post: they are less expensive
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ok sorry and i looked at the skyway mags already and they were not the right ones and i dont like how they look either
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oh s**t i found them but there not 5 spoke there three spoke like this.................
https://www.rudysbikes.com/2005/F3Maf_05lg.htm
https://www.rudysbikes.com/2005/F3Maf_05lg.htm
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Originally Posted by Beerman
Why the hell you would want to buy a mag wheel is beyond me. The things are awful.
he said they were cheaper...but if he needs new wheels than he messed up his so yea streetracer, you should go with a nice pair of wheels so you dont have to replace those shooty mags in the future.
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
Plastic wheels were cool. 25 years ago.
Out of curiousity, any advantages of a composite wheel over spokes? I realize if you damage one, it's pretty much scrap whereas you can re-lace a spoked wheel.
Giant has a neato general use bike that doesn't have conventional spokes: https://snipurl.com/feli
I don't know enough to make a statement like "spokes are dead" but I think it's safe to at least say there are reasonable alternatives.
FYI: I have a 20" wheel folding bike which is why I'm pokin' around the BMX forum... figure I might learna thing or two about components relevant to my bike.
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There are no advantages to mag wheels over spoked wheels. You can't true them. If they bend or break, you have to buy a whole new wheel as opposed to just some new spokes, and they're not any lighter than a regular wheel, with no strength gain.
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Originally Posted by BMXTRIX
MAGS SUCK - STOP LOOKING AT THEM - THEY ARE A WASTE OF MONEY
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
Don't hold back now, tell us how you really feel.
I do not 'feel' that they suck and are a waste of money - riders have proven over and over again why the DO suck and ARE a waste of money - so people should not buy them.
This is (very strictly speaking) statements specific to my knowledge of bmx specific riding and does not necessarily hold accurate for mt. bikes, road bikes, touring bikes, or kids bikes. It is only accurate for bmx - which is why I posted in this forum.
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those are some effed up wheels in the www.snipurl.com/feli
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Originally Posted by BMXTRIX
I feel that anyone that buys them is a complete and total fool when there is so much information about why not to buy them.
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Originally Posted by mude
those are some effed up wheels in the www.snipurl.com/feli
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Originally Posted by mude
its cold? in austrailia? in june?
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wow, give it to him with both barrels BMXTRIX.
he's right. mags are good for nothing other than looking different. get yourself a good set of spoked wheels. try to get something with sealed bearings too. if will make your life easier later.
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he's right. mags are good for nothing other than looking different. get yourself a good set of spoked wheels. try to get something with sealed bearings too. if will make your life easier later.
flip @ albe's
www.albes.com
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then can somebody list a couple of good looking lightwheight wheels that are inexpensive thanks
and ps i dont do any real bmx racing in fact i dont race i just do tricks around the neighborhood with freinds
and ps i dont do any real bmx racing in fact i dont race i just do tricks around the neighborhood with freinds
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Originally Posted by queensrider86