What are these wheels?
08-18-10 | 02:44 PM
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Galveston County Texas
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08-18-10 | 02:53 PM
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
Bikes: CAAD 10, Cross Pro, Cross Comp, TK2
yikes. those wheels are about as generic as they come.
if I had to guess, they're weinmann's laced for formulas. but that's a guess. maybe take em to a LBS that caters to fixed riders and directly compare them to a known velocity or weinmann, or whatever rim.
or MAYBE if you tell us what you paid for it, what kinda other components are on it, and what kinda frame it is, we could try to back-calculate the cost of the wheelset alone, and match that to the current "market value" of other known used wheelsets...
also... if you just bought it, it's cool, but you should probably look into getting some foot retention if you plan on keeping it fixed.
if I had to guess, they're weinmann's laced for formulas. but that's a guess. maybe take em to a LBS that caters to fixed riders and directly compare them to a known velocity or weinmann, or whatever rim.
or MAYBE if you tell us what you paid for it, what kinda other components are on it, and what kinda frame it is, we could try to back-calculate the cost of the wheelset alone, and match that to the current "market value" of other known used wheelsets...
also... if you just bought it, it's cool, but you should probably look into getting some foot retention if you plan on keeping it fixed.
08-18-10 | 02:59 PM
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
Bikes: CAAD 10, Cross Pro, Cross Comp, TK2
ouch. probably are alex rims.
https://www.alexrims.com/
check out pages 2 or 3 of their road rims. they're the only rims i know of that have that weird "wear indicator" strip... which is goofy because the pads wear down, the sidewall surfaces really dont. just another way to sell more, i guess...
https://www.alexrims.com/
check out pages 2 or 3 of their road rims. they're the only rims i know of that have that weird "wear indicator" strip... which is goofy because the pads wear down, the sidewall surfaces really dont. just another way to sell more, i guess...
08-18-10 | 03:29 PM
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From: Beverly MA
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They're the 'SWIFT ARRIV' wheels found on Crosslake Sales bikes (on eBay). By the looks of what I can see of your frame, that's what bike you've got (although it's obviously repainted).
I really hope you didn't pay a lot for it.
I really hope you didn't pay a lot for it.
08-18-10 | 03:42 PM
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https://www.crosslakesales.com/c-38-chromoly.aspx
220 for full bike. check what components the rest are and see if that comes close enough to justifying a 350 pricetag. if not, you might want to have a word with the seller...
220 for full bike. check what components the rest are and see if that comes close enough to justifying a 350 pricetag. if not, you might want to have a word with the seller...
08-19-10 | 02:28 AM
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From: Davis, Ca
Bikes: Peugeot U0-8 (Stolen), Motobecane Grand Record, 80's Diamondback BMX, Peugeot Monaco
Buy an old frame a build it up yourself. I just bought a 70s 62cm Motobecane. Make it a project. It's much cheaper than buying a new bike, as well.