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07-22-10 | 08:24 AM

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invisiblehand

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Originally Posted by Pine Cone

Good advice is worth paying for.

I like double-walled/box-style rims and I like eyelets in the spoke holes.

I agree with the above. Good advice is also highly correlated with good service, IME.

Velocity rims tend to be more expensive. But my experience with them is very good.

Dan's Comp -- a BMX online store -- has very good prices on spokes. Short spokes are hard to find in LBSs.

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