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theRuler:
i am building an old mongoose. i want to run tuffs or z rims, but i also want to be able to ride this bike
my memories of z-rims are doing cowboys and bending them in half. and i was a lot lighter then.

should i just stick with alloys?

who's running tuffs on a daily basis?

Sanmarcopizza:
If you weigh more than 8 st don;t even think about it...unless you get graphite tuffs.

theRuler:
well in recent years i have crept past 8 stone.
i think the only mags that will support my ample girth will be piranha banana mags.

muttley:
This could be debatable. BITD most of the top US and UK freestylers were using tuffs and i am pretty sure some of those big fellas weighed more than 8 stone.

Sanmarcopizza:
Recent tests at NASA "have indicated that anything heavier than a butterfly (flapping its wings) would render the wheels too bendy to ride without the rims hitting the brake blocks on every pedal ". There we go, conclusive proof. Go with the alloys.

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