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Welshy

11-13-11 10:16 PM

Thank you! I thought that was strictly aesthetics, not function. Thank you thank you thank you. This is why I ask questions!

carleton

11-13-11 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Welshy (Post 13489624)

Also going to order these. I'm overweight, do you think the spoke count is appropriate for a 220lb, 5'7'' dude?

Anything 28 spoke or more is fine.

I'm 240lbs and my road bike has 16 spokes on the front and 20 spokes rear. One of my track training wheel sets has 20 spokes front and rear (Mavic Ellipse).

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Originally Posted by Welshy (Post 13489624)

As for other parts, I'll probably hunt around online and get the other pieces from other sources. Their are literally so many retailers online, and so many look like trash which is the reason I decided to buy the main parts through somafab and velomine.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...online-dealers

Welshy

11-13-11 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by carleton (Post 13489719)

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...online-dealers

I love you. You just gave me so many more sources to shop through. Google is usually a great resource, except when it comes to looking for a reliable online store! I think I have said this like 10 times but I love this forum. Thats a sticky too, can't believe I missed it. I swear that just makes them harder to find.
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carleton

11-13-11 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Welshy (Post 13489735)

I love you.

So, who gets to be the vampire and who gets to be the werewolf?

pkpyro

11-13-11 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by carleton (Post 13489798)

So, who gets to be the vampire and who gets to be the werewolf?

I shotty vampire. I can still ride my bike... in fact, I can ride it fore eternity!

Welshy

11-14-11 03:16 PM

Would this be worth the money over a RumRunner frameset? I like the geometry a lot better but cannot find anything about the weight of the Rumrunner to compare the two. I also like the Masi colorway just as much as the GMGray/Black RumRunner.

mihlbach

11-14-11 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by carleton (Post 13489719)

Anything 28 spoke or more is fine.[/URL]

That is true of a properly tensioned and stress-relieved wheel. Most cheap wheelsets are not built to sufficient standards to put a 200+ lb person on a low spoke count wheel. I do agree that the wheelset proposed by the OP is fine however, as long as the tension is monitored for the first few hundred miles.

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