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Old 12-23-12 | 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by cyberpunked
would it be worth buying this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fixie-Freewh...item3f1cfed2d5
how easy is it to align the chainring/cog for the chain?

is it also possible to, maybe better?, file down the inner/towardhub axle?
Point 1 - don't buy Stars rims, they're rubbish
Point 2- Quando hubs are made of cheese, don't buy them
Point 3 - Low spoke counts are bad news on fixed gear rear wheels because you're applying torque in both directions.
Point 4 - Low spoke counts only work with good quality rims and probably hubs as well.

In other words, these wheels are only good if you plan to sit and look at your bike rather than ride it ... only they're ugly so that wouldn't work either.

Not to be completely negative though, you would get a lot of practice replacing spokes and retruing wheels.

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