Knock-off B-43's with Tubes, Tires, and Shipping for Under $100
10-20-09, 01:27 PM
#1
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 26
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Knock-off B-43's with Tubes, Tires, and Shipping for Under $100
Anybody know anything about these new knockoff Deep V's that are listed on Ebay right now? I did an internet search and found nothing. Well, they look cool, but I wonder how durable they are? Any suggestions?
Here is the link
https://cgi.ebay.com/Single-Speed-Tra...item2a01d352c3
Here is the link
https://cgi.ebay.com/Single-Speed-Tra...item2a01d352c3
10-20-09, 01:31 PM
#4
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: NC
Posts: 1,296
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Seems fishy, but if not, they probably weigh 15 lbs.
10-20-09, 01:33 PM
#5
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 26
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Yeah, but in that case shipping would cost them at least 40 dollars. I can't imagine how they are turning a profit on these things regardless
10-20-09, 01:36 PM
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: NC
Posts: 1,296
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Yeah, $25 isn't far from it. But anyways, idk, they don't have a ton of ebay credibility, but thos wheels just look like really heavy knockoffs of velocity's. Probably would work just fine if you didn't care about how much your bike weighed.
10-20-09, 01:40 PM
#12
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: NC
Posts: 1,296
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
10-20-09, 01:41 PM
#13
n00b
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SGV
Posts: 301
Bikes: Mercier Kilo TT - Grapesoda
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
i see those all over ebay and CL but you know what they say... good things arent cheap and cheap things arent good?
i'd say just save up a little more and get something you can trust. plus a good set will be easy to sell when you change your mind.
i'd say just save up a little more and get something you can trust. plus a good set will be easy to sell when you change your mind.
10-20-09, 01:41 PM
#14
Oh, you know...
Join Date: May 2009
Location: DC
Posts: 2,834
Bikes: '74 Schwinn Sports Tourer (Polo), S-Works E5 Team Festina (Chorus 11), Trek 2200 Bonded Carbon (Fixed), Trek 920 (7 speed IGH), Chesini Olimpiade SL (1x7)
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
The listing says they use tubular tires.
So there's that.
So there's that.
10-20-09, 01:43 PM
#15
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 26
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Maybe, but I just want to know how they hold up. I know they are cheap (in price), but that does not necessarily mean they are cheap (in quality).
10-20-09, 01:44 PM
#16
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: NC
Posts: 1,296
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
10-20-09, 01:46 PM
#17
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 26
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Yeah something isn't adding up because the listing's title said they come with tubes and tires. If they came with sew-ups I think they would have included that in the description. A very cheap pair of sew-ups will run around $40 dollars a pair.
10-20-09, 01:51 PM
#18
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 26
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I guess if the wheels really run sew-ups they have the potential to be lighter than real B-43? Maybe? Come on, surely somebody here has bought a pair of these?
10-20-09, 01:58 PM
#19
n00b
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SGV
Posts: 301
Bikes: Mercier Kilo TT - Grapesoda
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
for a beater set, clinchers seem easier to maintain in terms of flat repairs. while tubulars, like everyone says, seems like a headache.
-1 for unknown wheel quality
-1 for tubular maintainence (mounting/gluing, repairs)
-1 tubular tires costing more than clinchers (vittoria zaffiros can be had for less than $15/each and are very reliable)
i don't know man, its your cash!
-1 for unknown wheel quality
-1 for tubular maintainence (mounting/gluing, repairs)
-1 tubular tires costing more than clinchers (vittoria zaffiros can be had for less than $15/each and are very reliable)
i don't know man, its your cash!
Last edited by feetpower; 10-20-09 at 02:02 PM.
10-20-09, 02:03 PM
#20
Gentlemen.
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Chico, CA
Posts: 1,516
Bikes: S-Works e5 Aerotech with 2009 Veloce and a Fulcrum 5s
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Why do they come with a freewheel when they don't have a braking surface? Why do they claim to be tubular and say they come with tires and tubes? These wheels make no sense.
10-20-09, 02:04 PM
#21
Raving looney
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Posts: 2,482
Bikes: 70s Leader Precision w/Shimano 600 (road), IRO Rob Roy (Fixed)
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Seems like this guy is pimping his own eBay store, looking at the "redirectingat.com" URL he used to link with, too...
edit: looks like BF does this redirectingat.com thing themselves, my bad - sorry OP!
edit: looks like BF does this redirectingat.com thing themselves, my bad - sorry OP!
Last edited by Flimflam; 10-21-09 at 08:12 AM.
10-20-09, 02:36 PM
#22
manonthemoon
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 748
Bikes: Current custom builds: FG=KHS Flite 100 DH=Transition Blindside FR=Transition Bottlerocket
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I'm thinking the it's a misprint and they're actually clinchers, not tubular. With all the cheaper knockoffs out there these days like these Tec9's, the Eighthinch Julian, Vuelta Super Deep-V, etc... who knows how they compare to each other?
10-20-09, 02:51 PM
#23
Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 20
Bikes: Campy (59cm)
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
OP: Did the price change? Looks to me the item + shipping is roughly $125 (not $100). Just asking because these look super tempting for my SS beater.
10-20-09, 03:07 PM
#24
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Athens, Ohio
Posts: 1,568
Bikes: Fuji Track, Half built 70s Azuki
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
it looks to me more like the person assumed tubular meant badass instead of what it really means.
