NYCBikes vs. IRO Wheelset
10-14-04, 12:58 AM
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NYCBikes vs. IRO Wheelset
Im looking to replace my wheelset. Found two pretty good deals,
$225 - https://www.bikesnyc.com/item.php?item_id=254
$249 - https://www.irocycle.com/fixedgearand...einc/id72.html
whats the deal with these, are they crap, is one significantly better than the other?
$225 - https://www.bikesnyc.com/item.php?item_id=254
$249 - https://www.irocycle.com/fixedgearand...einc/id72.html
whats the deal with these, are they crap, is one significantly better than the other?
10-14-04, 01:20 AM
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This is biased, but I'd say go with the IRO's. I don't know about bikesnyc (they have a lot of geared bikes on their site), but IRO is a hardcore SS/Fixed company, and Tony is one hell of a nice guy. I'm dirt-floor-cracker poor, but I still spend a bit more if it supports something that I love.
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i dont even have to read the whole post....DONT GET NYC BIKES
they sent me the wrong thing 6 weeks late...wouldnt take it back, and now i have found that not only were they out of true to begin with, but off center so my rims (whiuch were not the ones i specified) got ****ed up forever.....GET IRO, TONY ROCKS....nyc bikes is filled with over confident pricks who as gthey said to me "we dont need your business".....TONY at IRO ha syour back,,, these guys are just PsOS...
btw....i dont like nyc bikes
they sent me the wrong thing 6 weeks late...wouldnt take it back, and now i have found that not only were they out of true to begin with, but off center so my rims (whiuch were not the ones i specified) got ****ed up forever.....GET IRO, TONY ROCKS....nyc bikes is filled with over confident pricks who as gthey said to me "we dont need your business".....TONY at IRO ha syour back,,, these guys are just PsOS...
btw....i dont like nyc bikes
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wow emayex cant spell...and doesnt have a soul
10-14-04, 08:34 AM
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NYC Bikes has bad service - inquired about a wheelset ages ago, never got back to me. I built up a friend's bike with the deluxe IRO set - very very very nice wheels and yes, Tony is a super nice guy.
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Originally Posted by [165]
Mrs. Lucklust.
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anyone have experience with bens bike wheels? Their "32-hole*High-Flange Hubs" hubs look exactly like IRO hubs cept they're black - and they're a lot cheaper...
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7107213516
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7107229078
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7107213516
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7107229078
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Originally Posted by [165]
yeah, those two are crazier since they got sex changes 10 years ago. Enjoy!
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Originally Posted by merztime
anyone have experience with bens bike wheels? Their "32-hole*High-Flange Hubs" hubs look exactly like IRO hubs cept they're black - and they're a lot cheaper...
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7107213516
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7107229078
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7107213516
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7107229078
i hear that they're the same hubs, both made by formula.
i asked a few days ago
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...light=bensbike
