Do you know anything about modern day Gipiemme rims?

They state are still manufactured in Italy, which attracts me to help finish my long desired full-blooded Italian bike. I recently ran across some pretty inexpensive pista wheelsets built around them, which appeals to my wallet.

But it seems almost too good to be true?

I knew Gipiemme was still producing rims in Italy but I have no direct experience with them.

how do I stop confusing paul with phil

What do you think of sun rims to formula hubs ? Scrodzillllla

I think you should learn how to use Google and the search function.

Hey Scrod,

Would a 110.5mm ISO Phil Wood bottom bracket work well with Sugino 75's? I've searched this topic, and the only results I see are from 2007-2009, and people said the company recommended the 110.5 one. I see that you're running a 108mm one, and with your experience, you would have reasons for doing so. Which one should I go for?

Thanks!

I'm using a 108 simply because I figured I'd give it a shot to see if the universe would explode. It did not.

Either one will work just fine. Choose the 110.5 if you're concerned about clearance issues.

Should I go with leather single or double straps for my egg beaters ?

Why are you going out of your way to make me not like you? Go away.

Egg beaters are type of clipless pedal, they don't use straps. If you're using toe clips, use whatever looks best to you. Buy both and decide, the unused setup will find a home eventually. Scrod has everything you need if you dig around on his site.

Stop feeding the troll.

Scrod,

Does King Diamond wear his make up, even while mowing the lawn, or grocery shopping?

He has He Man do those things.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RLh62htgbW8

Hahaha wtffffff

Hi, another quick question.

The rear hub and cog on my bike are connected via splines and a lockring. Suffice to say I cannot replace it with the majority of cogs presented in market. Are there any trustworthy manufacturers who produce this type of cogs? Also should I consider replacing the hub itself?

Thanks.

What brand of hub? Most manufacturers of splined hubs require using their own proprietary cogs.

Formula flip-flop "track" hub.

If it looks like this, you're limited to whatever cogs Formula makes specifically for that hub.

Dear Scod,

1) I will be re-wrapping some bullhorn bars this weekend. Is there a preferred direction to wrap them (i.e. both sides toward the stem)??

2) I have an 80's Bianchi SS bike that I'd like to put riser bars on, as well as add a front basket in the future, sorta like a townie. What risers would you recommend, specifically what you carry at the shop?

There are differing opinions on which direction is better but I wrap bullhorns this way. Overlapping like this prevents your hands from snagging the edges of the tape when riding with your palms on the curves.

i feel dumb for even asking this, but

is it kosher to put a freewheel (specifically a white industries trials freewheel) onto the surly ultra new fixed hubs?
i want the option of fg but most if not all will be freewheelin

Of course.

Also, awesome freewheel, they sound great...

"Anticlockwise"....:)

I was looking into these heavily before, since they are Italian (also doing a full Italian build), but opted against them because of weight. Back in the day they were the poor man's Campagnolo, but today they are kind of obscure. Their Pista wheels don't look too bad, but they're a bit on the boat anchor side, I'd imagine the hubs don't help in that regard, high flange no window cut outs.

That said I haven't heard anything bad about them, they seem like a solid set of wheels. They'd probably do fine on a track with flying laps and endurance events, and for the road they carry some panache for being Italian with a racing history. Just be aware that if you use brakes the black will definitely rub off and possibly mar up the Italian flag colored logo.