Road wheels vs Fixie wheels
08-01-12, 01:56 PM
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Road wheels vs Fixie wheels
Why are fixie wheelsets which includes tires so much cheaper then road wheels? A pair of zipps plus tires/tubes = thousands.
Something is wrong here.
https://www.retrospecbicycles.com/fixie-wheels/
Something is wrong here.
https://www.retrospecbicycles.com/fixie-wheels/
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You're comparing cheap junk to high quality parts.
Zipp track wheels list for similar prices as their road wheels.
Zipp track wheels list for similar prices as their road wheels.
08-01-12, 02:02 PM
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Throw the stick!!!!
You are comparing cheap hubs laced to cheap alloy rims to Zipps? Uhmmmm......
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You can put Zipps on your fixie if you want. And my local bike shop sells cheapo road wheels for $100/pair. You get what you pay for.
Fixie gear is cheap (and low quality) because most fixies are beaters and the owners don't want to put a lot of money into them.
Fixie gear is cheap (and low quality) because most fixies are beaters and the owners don't want to put a lot of money into them.
08-01-12, 03:05 PM
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You gonna eat that?
The ~$100 wheelset I got at my LBS has been just fine. Maybe not the lightest thing out there, but the wheels have been very durable.
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Let me try...
"Fixie" stuff is usually made of cheap-er components. Case in point, the wheels you linked most likely had cheap hubs, cheap rims, cheap tires, etc. Cheap "Roadie" stuff can cost close to if not the same. The reason isn't becaue it is for a fixed gear bike, its because the parts are cheap....
For instance my "Fixie" has Dura Ace hubs for the wheels, which sell for $250.00 for just two hubs...
"Fixie" stuff is usually made of cheap-er components. Case in point, the wheels you linked most likely had cheap hubs, cheap rims, cheap tires, etc. Cheap "Roadie" stuff can cost close to if not the same. The reason isn't becaue it is for a fixed gear bike, its because the parts are cheap....
For instance my "Fixie" has Dura Ace hubs for the wheels, which sell for $250.00 for just two hubs...
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The hubs are KT Quando flip-flop hubs according to specs. They look aluminum and not stamped steel. Looks ok. Its cheap but I don't think its falls into the "junk" category.
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It has cheap wheels (and cheap everything else), but they work fine for me.
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yea but its kind of a ******** question, like coachboyd said... why is this KIA way less expensive then this BMW, there both cars....
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