Originally Posted by
RubberDucks
I have a cheap Dawes SST, and I'm thinking about doing some component upgrades soon along with some customization to boot. my questions are as follows. Are velocity wheels worth the buy and would it be usless to just fit them to my formula hubs that came with the stock Dawes(while still being budget minded). second Im going for a purple and white theme for the bike. should I go for purple rims and white tires or white rims and purple tires and white chain and purple crank.
1) it may be cheaper to get a prebuilt wheelset. veeps (assuming thats what you're looking at because that's what everyone gets) run about 70 a rim iirc. if you're building up 32 spoke rims, then that's about 60 bucks in spokes and 7 bucks in nipples. thats 207 dollars.
2) white tires are easier to find that purple
3) keep in mind white parts will get dirty fast. that doesn't bother me, but i also dont run white parts. most people who run white parts like them to be like the most brilliant white ever made.