Flak

Kicking around ideas for new wheels still, and although marginally heavier, Velocity Deep Vs do come in a cool variety of colours. Do you think red rims with black hubs/spokes would be too much with this frame? How about red rims, silver hubs/spokes? (Black saddle/bars, silver 08 centaur group). If i get black hubs/spoke, reckon silver brakes will look silly?



...or should i just get nondescript black rims?

botto 

whatever fits.

55/Rad

Personally, yes. But some Ksyrium ES with the red hubs and single red spoke would look hawt.

Flak

I agree! Too pricey though.

Wish i was good at photoshop, i'd just do a mock up

laryanshabaz

Fulcrum perhaps for what you're looking for.

Hipcycler

Good Lord....who says something like this?
...oh yeah, botto.

Back to the OP....
Rad hits it on the head, once again proving why he is OCP VEEP.

Flak

Wheel budget is unfortunately only $400 though, and i need something bomb proof to handle the ****ty Ohio roads. Plus, i like the look of 30mm rims.

botto 

someone who has no interest in the whole OCP schtick, and believes that big tex was right, when he let his ghost writer title his book "it's not about the bike".

so yes... apparently that includes me.

Flak

With the budget i bring to the sport, it could never be about the bike.

However, since it costs me nothing extra to get red 30mm rims over black ones, i see no harm in toying with the idea based on looks.

geist

Deep V's come in white too, just sayin'.

blacksquid

^^^ - What he said!

stjohnswell

do these shoes go with this bag? what about these ones? does my bum look big in this? are you sure the first dress was better? etc. etc.

BillyD

So I take it you're riding an eyesore and you want everybody else to do the same.

stjohnswell

you're probably surprised more thought hasn't been given to the colour of the spoke nipples.

blacksquid

Well there ya go! Another idea for ya. Maybe steal an idea from Mavic and have one red spoke with white rims. Oh, this is fun!

veggiemafia

As the proud owner of a My Little Fixie, I say white rims, silver spokes and hubs, red spoke nipples.

Get some subtlety going on there.

Flak

White is interesting, i never thought about that before.

Here's a quick mock up -

Patriot

I would say either go with red Fulcrums, or if you choose to stay with white and black, a set of AC-420's.

Fulcrums would look very shweet.

UT_Dude

Where do you buy the colored rims, anyways? I want to build up a set of White DV's on fixie hubs for my Langster...

Flak

Lots of places. Probably one of the most widely available rims around. Just google "Velocity Deep V". They;re slightly heavier than niobium 30mm rims, but if you want colors, they're a good choice.

Fulcrums are nice, but i can only afford the 7's, maybe the 5's if they're on sale somewhere.....and i can get deep v laced to nicer hubs built locally with local support for less.

blacksquid

Can you do a mock-up in white as well?