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ORB:
Depends on what ones you have, there were two designs and one was too thin in the spoke dept and made them impossible to ride on.

Pickle, allow me to edit your list:


Campagnolo Graphite Tuffs
Alloy Hubbed Tuffs
Steel hubbed tuffs
Plastic hubbed tuffs
ACS Z Mags
Perigrine Graphite Mags
OGK Mags
GT Mags
Motomags
Lester Mags
Zytecs
Raleigh 5 Spoke mags
Acorn 2's
Raleigh 7 Spoke mags
Bernardi
Acorn 1's

Many more, but cant be arsed any more

SaMAlex:
What a great "Mag" list. were motomags so heavy that they fell wayyyyyy down off the list?

OrgasmDonor:

--- Quote from: ORB on April 20, 2007, 10:46 AM ---Depends on what ones you have, there were two designs and one was too thin in the spoke dept and made them impossible to ride on.

Pickle, allow me to edit your list:


Campagnolo Graphite Tuffs
Alloy Hubbed Tuffs
Steel hubbed tuffs
Plastic hubbed tuffs
ACS Z Mags
Perigrine Graphite Mags
OGK Mags
GT Mags
Motomags
Lester Mags
Zytecs
Raleigh 5 Spoke mags
Acorn 2's
Raleigh 7 Spoke mags
Bernardi
Acorn 1's

Many more, but cant be arsed any more


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what load of crap  (seriously expected better of you mr orb :LolLolLolLol:)

not even in price order as peregrines are far more expensive than z mags. zytecs and acorn 2s are on a par with each other although zytecs are more desirable but the acorn2 is the better wheel (ever so slightly less flexy and sealed bearings) motomags, lesters and raliegh 5 spokes, cool for very specific builds but you'd never use them on a rider. and the graphite tuffs should be well down the list coz they where pure shite, they cracked n shattered like fook, id much sooner have acorn2s on a rider i was using to jump with than graphites anyday, acorns and zytecs do flex but not enough to cause a problem (unless your really heavy) and if you were, then tuffs would fook up before them as they give less. ive never ridden z-mags so cant comment but bet they hold up as well as tuffs. and the placky hubbed tuffs are better and stronger if you gonna ride em hard.

i ride tuffs almost exclusively so no bias here, would ride acorn2s just as happily and have done, but like most im a bit of a wheel snob so prefer to use tuffs, which is exactly why acorn2's are not appreciated for the decent wheel they are.

in a nut shell, acorns are good but no one's gonna be awe stuck by them :daumenhoch:

dan-dare:
Acorn 1's and 2's??? :-\

Acorn magnum and Acorn Freestyle dudes.

Magnums are virtually useless to any rider over 5 stones, due to their lacklustre composition.

Freestyle are a reasonable alternative to Tuff II, with a superior hub.

I feel Skyway got it right with the Tuff II, and anything else is just academic.

Nice list though ;D

ORB:
suppose it all goes with personal preferance.

some good points there, I suppose its all down to weather you want it for a rider, for a show bike, or just on price, for example, the Campy Graphites hold by far the most desire, but you would not ride on them as you would be scared to damage something with such a price tag and rarity.

I did not try to put it into price order, although, there is a bit of a pattern.

I donno, I stick with my theroy that Tuffs are the best wheels for me, thats what I ride on and I love them

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