Originally Posted by
jet sanchEz
Yeah, you would want to choose something from their "Track Wheels" section if you are wanting a fixed-gear bike. They have good prices and the shipping is reasonable (35$USD) but I think someone here said that there will be a customs charge because it is a wheelset----maybe whomever has experience with that will chime in with some knowledge. I generally would expect some sort of tax charge but I don't know what it would be.
I don't know what Urbane's prices are like but I am guessing that with the shipping and some customs charge, a wheelset from the internet will be approaching $200. I would bet that Urbane could beat that, I don't know though.
And yeah, 36 holes might be better for street use but 32 is pretty standard for most road/track wheels. A flip/flop is basically what you said, yes.
Funny story about bicyclewheels.com: I ordered 32 hole Formula hubs with CXP22s on a plain ol' silver rims two weeks ago. Cost me $150 for the wheels + S&H (no customs tax yet). The box arrives, with a few things attached/stuck onto the outside of the box. The main thing is four identical sheets of paper incased in plastic taped onto the front of the box that says the box contains a "Heart Monitor" worth "$50" as a "Gift" headed for some random address in France!! I'm wondering "how the hell did it get here then?" right beside the plastic bag/paper sheets is a sticker that has my address on it... Anyways, long story short: I didn't pay any customs and I've got a brand new set of wheels!