i hate myself for startaing a deep v thread...
12-10-06, 04:22 PM
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i hate myself for startaing a deep v thread...
but i'm a little mixed up on something. my lbs has non-machined black rims--but they're textured, like the cover of old fender guitar amps. what the hell? can't find anything on google...
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hmmm...totally not digging the crackly look. but they're all the lbs has. is my lbs weird, or is velocity just making those? the only flat black ones i find are machined.
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not much info to add here but . . .
I've heard of (never seen) carbon fiber dimpled road rims. Clearly, they're machined, but maybe the same idea applies? What would it do for aerodynamics?
I've heard of (never seen) carbon fiber dimpled road rims. Clearly, they're machined, but maybe the same idea applies? What would it do for aerodynamics?
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Originally Posted by bonechilling
If it were anodised, it would not be textured.
12-10-06, 04:51 PM
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yup i've seen the hammertone (or whatever it's called) finish too.
there's pics on here somewhere
there's pics on here somewhere
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Originally Posted by DC_Emily
not much info to add here but . . .
I've heard of (never seen) carbon fiber dimpled road rims. Clearly, they're machined, but maybe the same idea applies? What would it do for aerodynamics?
I've heard of (never seen) carbon fiber dimpled road rims. Clearly, they're machined, but maybe the same idea applies? What would it do for aerodynamics?
i don't think it'd affect aerodynamics much...probably like the difference between shaving or not.
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Originally Posted by baxtefer
yup i've seen the hammertone (or whatever it's called) finish too.
there's pics on here somewhere
there's pics on here somewhere
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Originally Posted by humancongereel
i don't think it'd affect aerodynamics much...probably like the difference between shaving or not.
Kidding!! totally kidding....
12-10-06, 04:57 PM
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heh. in the summer i shave. this time of year, none of my leg skin shows anyway (thermals under my pants), so whatever.
but i'm hirsute enough that it does make a bit of difference if i shave. believe it or not. not much, but i feel it. it could also be an illusion caused by being lighter.
but i'm hirsute enough that it does make a bit of difference if i shave. believe it or not. not much, but i feel it. it could also be an illusion caused by being lighter.
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veloshop. no, i didn't ask. since there no other black non-machined rims, my first impulse was to assume velocity had changed something.
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okay, cool. i'm not digging on it too much myself, but i like having the full story now.
