Cyclist0108

Al, remarkably, is the first two letters of that very same element, and possesses the additional merit of being the international standard and universal abbreviation for that element, whereas the abbreviation Alu has a whole host of meanings, none of which is aluminum.

Similarly, Hel, Arg, Xen, Hyd, Fer, and Car might leave some folks

But I agree, few things look as nice as some shiny Al box rims. I got these from Velomine:



https://www.velomine.com/index.php?ma...oducts_id=2369

Inertianinja

Context is important, though. When I use the word “he” nobody assumes I’m referring to helium.

Anyway, I like those but I think I would go for something with a little height, rather than box rims

Bah Humbug

Very much nay. Polished rims look great on a brightly-painted steel frame and nothing else. Your black-anodized S1 is what I wish I had, btw, but I'd dress it up with almost anything but the wheels.

I'd also lose that stem you love so much, personally.

Cyclist0108

How about Velocity A23?



(I think I would have an uncontrollable urge to pick that sticker off.)

Inertianinja

I think with a frame like this there are only a few ways to go. More black would satisfy the critics here but I don’t want another all-black bike. Other colors I think would look bad. I wanted to embrace the metal-ness of this bike, so I think the silver works.

Picture an all black car with silver rims. Even chrome accents. Hell, I’m driving one right now.

Cyclist0108

Another option is to get a wheel-set with black rims and polished silver (or some other bright contrasting colored) hubs. (I have this on my black bike.)

noodle soup

thanks for the science lesson Bill Nye. I think most people here understood what the OP meant by “alu”.

Cyclist0108

Here is the three-dimensional structure of the Alu RNA from the signal recognition particle:



Words have meaning. Why turn a two-letter, internationally-recognized abbreviation into something longer and more ambiguous?

Bah Humbug

I wouldn't go all black, but I'd be tempted to accent it with cages/ housing/ tape. Or, for real fun, some bright hubs.

If I weren't crossing my fingers for my seat tube to crack I'd just sand all the paint off and do the inverse of you: bare aluminum frame, black everything else. There's an old P3K at the shop that's been sanded bare like that and it's gorgeous.

Inertianinja

that's another possibility! bare carbon and bare aluminum, maybe with a gloss clearcoat.

noodle soup

Do we need to correct your poor grammar?

Kapusta

That bike is just begging for all polished wheels and tan/gumwall tires.

Cyclist0108

Have at it!

noodle soup

No thanks. Cyber bullying is your thing.

ThermionicScott 

"Alu" makes me hungry for aloo paratha.

Cyclist0108

I think you missed a hyphen.

jordanair45

Do it!!!

noodle soup

Incorrect.

It's one word.

Cyclist0108

Then you put a spurious space within the one word.

Added to ignore list. Bye!

DrIsotope

"This thread needs more arguing about grammar. Every thread needs more arguing about grammar." --no one, ever.

I had a set of Crank Brothers Cobalt wheels, that had machined flats on the hoop between every spoke pair. It was impossibly annoying. When the sun would get in just the right position, they were like photo-strobes. I'd take a glance down at the computer screen and get flash blinded. And they weren't even polished, just machined. It got to a point where I blacked them out with a Sharpie, like some kind of savage. Properly polished hoops (like the finish on those crankarms) I cannot even imagine. For me, too much razzle-dazzle.

noodle soup

I find it funny that he got all butt-hurt. It's fine for him to correct somebody, but can't take it in return.

fietsbob

Geez, ride it don't stare at it..

GuessWhoCycling

I'd go with what is appealing to my eye, not by the opinions on a cycling forum. Like many other components on my bikes, they will be changed sooner or later anyway. Over the years I have had 20 (?) different wheelsets. They come and go and the color never made a difference in the ride and I never cared what anybody thought about the color of my wheels.

Vinnie B

Yes we do
The general rule is never hyphenate words ending in "ly"

Compound adjective exercises

# 3. Using –ly adverbs in compound adjectives: Which of the following sentences are correct?

• A: Along the river, rapidly increasing floodwaters caused evacuations.
• B: Along the river, rapidly-increasing floodwaters caused evacuations.

• A: My neighbor Jim is an internationally recognized author.
• B: My neighbor Jim is an internationally-recognized author.

• A: The bank robbers tried to hatch their ill conceived plan and failed.
• B: The bank robbers tried to hatch their ill-conceived plan and failed.

Answers:A, A, B

531Aussie

Here's some old 9-speed Shimanos I did using oven cleaner, then not too much polishing. Yes, mine do get a little dull every few weeks, but just a few seconds of wiping with some sort of metal cleaner (such as Autosol) gets them back to their brilliant best.

I followed Ray Dobbins' tips on his website. I found using oven cleaner (as he recommends) much better and quicker than sanding. Even using 2000-grade sandpaper, I still got fine scratches that were almost impossible to remove

Here's a thread about it.

Polishing aluminium parts for newbies.....