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bmcginn 08-01-08 11:35 AM

http://www.fixedgearfreak.com/
i got my deep v's from here. they are based out of santa cruz. i paid 285 shipped. they have a lot of colors to choose from also
quick shipping too

thomas_at_BF 08-01-08 11:52 AM

Thanks for the help! Man that shop looks great, i think i'm probably going to buy my deep v's from them, they have so many colors!

And also, whats the difference between machined side walls and non-machined side walls

tx_what_it_do 08-01-08 10:42 PM

machined are for brakes. non-machined are more for brakeless. you can still use brakes on them but they are not as ideal.

trons 08-01-08 11:03 PM


Originally Posted by tx_what_it_do (Post 7188516)
machined are for brakes. non-machined are more for brakeless.

finally.. a sig worthy quote

cmogi10 08-01-08 11:05 PM


Originally Posted by bmcginn (Post 7184218)
http://www.fixedgearfreak.com/
i got my deep v's from here. they are based out of santa cruz. i paid 285 shipped. they have a lot of colors to choose from also
quick shipping too

O god...not that place.

thomas_at_BF 08-02-08 12:12 AM


Originally Posted by cmogi10 (Post 7188588)
O god...not that place.

Haha, what's that supposed to mean

tx_what_it_do 08-02-08 12:40 AM

i thought it was fixedgearguru that was terrible

thomas_at_BF 08-02-08 12:48 AM

Oh yeah, and if i do get this wheelset, i should get non-machined right?

thomas_at_BF 08-03-08 01:44 AM

new question!

Joetheshmo 08-03-08 02:02 AM


Originally Posted by bmcginn (Post 7184218)
http://www.fixedgearfreak.com/
i got my deep v's from here. they are based out of santa cruz. i paid 285 shipped. they have a lot of colors to choose from also
quick shipping too

i live about 10 minutes from that shop xD
lots of people go in and buy fixies and dont wear helmets, have brakes or even have clips/straps...
its kinda sad, but meh
santa cruz is getting a big boom in fixie riders right now...
damn hipsters...

oh and sorry about saying your straps looked good...
it was late and i didnt really look at them close enough xD
more psyched about having the same pedals as you =P

thomas_at_BF 08-03-08 02:16 AM

haha thanks.

So can anyone help me out about the my situation here?
Because my front wheel has brakes, i should get machined deep vs, and for the back wheel, i should get non machined right?

let me know!

bmcginn 08-04-08 08:56 AM


Originally Posted by thomas_at_BF (Post 7194181)
haha thanks.

So can anyone help me out about the my situation here?
Because my front wheel has brakes, i should get machined deep vs, and for the back wheel, i should get non machined right?

let me know!

yes thats correct. thats what my set up it except i have purple deep v's

andrewro 08-04-08 09:17 AM

I got silver Velocity Vs / Formulas from Bells for just over $200 on ebay. At first I was going to get some Fusions, machined front and non-machined rear, but there are so many deep V sets out there at good prices right now that I just went with a stock set, which I am guessing are machine-built. I figured the silver machined rims would be the most versatile in the long run, plus I think the machining looks fine on a silver rim, regardless of whether I have a brake (I have a front brake).

My lbs looked them over and told me not to bother with tensioning/re-trueing until after I ride them for a while, and then only if they start pinging or actually go out of true. They seem fine.

Also - I've read some gripes about Bell's delivery times but I bought on a Friday or Saturday, they shipped on the following Monday and I had them on Wednesday. I got several emails where they had printed a shipping label, then canceled it, then printed it again, but it didn't affect the delivery time.


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