Originally Posted by HereNT
Actually, the guy the rims are coming from was mentioning pauls as a good choice earlier this morning - also mentioning that a guy he used to work with at quality keeps thinking that he 'owes' something to him... That's actually why he even had the rims (he pretty much only rides tricked out full suspension MTBs).
http://harriscyclery.net/site/page.c...49&SKU=HU8812f
Not sure if the spacing would work with the kuwahara though. They would look sweet with these rims IMO.
I have 2 sets of free wheel Pauls on s/s bikes, one off road and one for street. They are great hubs. I called them and asked if they could be sized down to 126mm from 135mm, as that is the spacing on the hubs as they come from the factory. The rep told me "no way" that you had to use them as they come. All sorts of dire consequences would occur. Well I am not one to be bought off that easily. I took the hubs in question over to my bench grinder and ground off the rather thick ends of the hubs where the bolt fits in to hold it in the drop out and sized it down to 126. That was three years ago and still no dire concequences. They are great sealed bearing hubs for s/s and I understand that the new ones for fixed come in either 120 or 130 and now have stainless steel axles. I would not hesitate to get some and I am concidering some for next years project bike. They look kind of like the old style Campy High Flange track hubs. And, they come in black or silver.
fixedgearhead