24" Front Wheel?? Where Can I Find One??
03-08-08, 03:00 AM
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24" Front Wheel?? Where Can I Find One??
Any one know who makes 24" wheels, rims. Im guessing Im only gonna find 24" road rims, not track. I want to build up a pursuit bike. Has any one out there ever ridden a pursuit with a 24" front? What are they like?
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how does a 24" road rim for a front wheel differ from a 24" wheel for the track? lack of a scewer? i mean really.
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people use/d Araya tubular 'track' rims on the road too. I am not sure about the difference, save a better braking surface. If you are dealing with 'vintage' rims, that might not even matter.
But yeah, I don't see what would be different/bad with using a road rim. Plentiful even in 24"
But yeah, I don't see what would be different/bad with using a road rim. Plentiful even in 24"
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" Plentiful even in 24" " - who is making them?
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Alexrims
Sun rims at HarrisCyclery
Velocity makes the Aerohead in 24"
Do you not know how to use a search engine?
Sun rims at HarrisCyclery
Velocity makes the Aerohead in 24"
Do you not know how to use a search engine?
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OP aren't you in Japan?
Weren't you the one talking about going to frame builders around Tokyo and stuff?
Just go to a shop and ask if they have anything laying around.
Or like parkerlewis said, ヤフオク
Weren't you the one talking about going to frame builders around Tokyo and stuff?
Just go to a shop and ask if they have anything laying around.
Or like parkerlewis said, ヤフオク
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For a nice name-brand, I'd vote Yahoo Auctions first. But, as you may know, there are lots of road "mini-velo" bikes here. And some of them use 24 inch wheels, especially in the back. I don't have more info than that, sorry. Have you asked at any shops? I'd imagine any bike shop that stocks little bikes should be able to order them, a safer bet would be one of the Y's shops. The one in Shinjuku has a pretty wide mini-velo section.
A slim profile 24" mountain rim wouldn't be a bad option either.
A slim profile 24" mountain rim wouldn't be a bad option either.
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I have a 24" sugino 75 carbon disk! nothing other than that apart from 650c stuff....
zettai yahoo auctions. you might have to wade through a lot of **** to find them though...
zettai yahoo auctions. you might have to wade through a lot of **** to find them though...
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https://list4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp...gory-leaf.html
This is the 'other things' department of the bike wheels section of yahoo auc.
Basically non 700/650 wheels...
This is the 'other things' department of the bike wheels section of yahoo auc.
Basically non 700/650 wheels...
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Just FYI in case you didn't know, there are multiple 24" standards
the one you want is the 520mm Beat seat diameter (not 507 or 540 or 547).
and yeah, what's a "track rim"
the one you want is the 520mm Beat seat diameter (not 507 or 540 or 547).
and yeah, what's a "track rim"
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For a nice name-brand, I'd vote Yahoo Auctions first. But, as you may know, there are lots of road "mini-velo" bikes here. And some of them use 24 inch wheels, especially in the back. I don't have more info than that, sorry. Have you asked at any shops? I'd imagine any bike shop that stocks little bikes should be able to order them, a safer bet would be one of the Y's shops. The one in Shinjuku has a pretty wide mini-velo section.
A slim profile 24" mountain rim wouldn't be a bad option either.
A slim profile 24" mountain rim wouldn't be a bad option either.
quoting myself in vindication! woo!
okay, so I was at Y's Road in Shinjuku today and they have a Giant minivelo road bike with 24" wheels. Alex rims model DA-22. They also had the rims available separately at 3,300 a piece. There were two or three in stock.
