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lukewall 03-28-09 06:26 PM


Originally Posted by AngryScientist (Post 8612108)
yes, this is huge. its just not practical to use road shoes for urban riding though, i suspect i will be an all crank brothers and speedplay household soon enough though, which should be manageable.

Get some Quattros and you can have the same interface on all of your bikes. I've gone Crank Bros on all of my bikes and like it a lot. Keep an eye on bonktown, I got a set of Quattro SLs for $56 . If I see it pop up again, I might have to get another set.

PedallingATX 03-28-09 06:40 PM


Originally Posted by sp00ki (Post 8618877)
75 for the set is insane.

though i guess it's not a bargain if they break.

also: selling the wheelset (that breaks after two days) for a profit is sorta lame...

OK, mr. Better Business Bureau, here you go:

1. the wheelset NOW costs $89 plus 25 in S&H, so selling it for 100 is cheaper than it actually comes for

2. If someone is willing to pay for it, let them? It's simple economics, buddy

3. Even if I wanted to rip someone off, that's my business and your ethical opinions mean about as much to me as a dirty toilet seat

4. Mind your own business

sp00ki 03-28-09 07:33 PM

wtf?

TheSodaJerk 03-28-09 07:57 PM

Yea, 9 dollars less than the NEW shipped price for a used/repaired wheelset is not really a great deal. IF someone is willing to pay then it is their loss, but youre only fueling the fire of overpriced bike parts that hurts us all.

PedallingATX 03-28-09 10:13 PM

Okay, fine, 9 dollars off for a used pair of wheels isn't good, BUT the wheels really AREN'T used. The rear wheel is brand new since I had to ship it back and the front wheel saw MAYBE like 10 miles. And, 100 bucks for a FG wheelset is a good deal overall. And sorry, Sp00ki, I just don't like when someone is calling me a hustler or w/e it was you were implying.

TheSodaJerk 03-28-09 10:46 PM

Yea, I would jump on that price, Im not gonna lie.

Overall how would you rate the wheelset? Im making a conversion right now for a friend of a friend, and cant really afford to set the guy up with the CXP22s Im riding.

PedallingATX 03-28-09 11:19 PM

It was actually a good wheelset. There were some problems with the original setup that I think caused the lockrings threads to strip:

I was using a 13t cog on a Formula ALUMINUM lockring. i know, i didn't think they made aluminum lockrings either, but the guy at the LBS confirmed this and then kept the lockring as evidence to research this onamoly further.

Anyways, b/c of the small cog, the chain was making dents in the lockring and moving it forward/backward as a pedaled and skidded. Needless to say, this messed up the lockring threads.

I know, it's a weird situation, but I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you set up your wheelset properly, I think it would be good. Granted, the hubs are made of kinda soft aluminum, but it shouldn't be a problem if you properly grease a STEEL lockring


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