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Old 12-15-12 | 01:12 AM
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From: In a van down by the river

Bikes: Bridgestone

hey dude, still having trouble finding a wheelset.
lookin fer 27", aluminum rims, probably sun cr18 or something, 36 hole hubs, DT 2mm stainless spokes or whatever. gonna be running 27"x1-1/4", or 27"x1-3/8" tires on them. i dont want the rims to be too skinny or too wide, i think the cr18s are probably what i want.
95mm front spacing(or 100 and ill cold set the fork) w/ 9mm (traditional QR lever, not the "exposed-type")quick release axle(or 8mm if possible, not sure what i need or whats available but i could always file my fork) 120 rear spacing w/ shimano singlespeed coaster brake(with 1/2"x1/8" offset 18t internal gear/coaster style sprocket) and 10mm axle(pretty sure its 10mm).
bike's a blue '81 schwinn world tourist.

its super hard to find this wheelset for some reason, ive found 3 people on ebay with these sets, but theres always something weird about them or they go out of stock super fast. theres a guy right now that has a set for like $185 shipped, im asking him what the OLD is on the hubs, and if its not what i need, im pretty much boned. my LBS is all like, super fancy stuff and its not even really local, and i know it would be too fancy for me/out of my price range.

can you look through what you got(new parts) and see if you could hook up that wheelset for like under $200 shipped? i dont know why its so hard to find them. i know im being kind of anal about everything matching and not being used but whatever. worth a shot.
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