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Title: Might be a daft question...
Post by: oldschoolace on September 29, 2011, 09:40 PM: ... i'm thinking of going against my better judgement and opting for spoked rims for my latest hot streak build.
Question is, which do you prefer 36 or 48 spokes :-\
Title: Re: Might be a daft question...
Post by: dan-dare on September 29, 2011, 09:46 PM: If you have a big botty, then deffo 48 supports... :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
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Post by: brettypeeps on September 29, 2011, 09:50 PM: There is not a huge difference in strength :daumenhoch: I use 36 spokes on my bikes
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Post by: AKGOFF on September 29, 2011, 10:07 PM: 36, you have a far wider choice of hubs.
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Post by: dan-dare on September 29, 2011, 10:10 PM: Cotty uses 48's. :daumenhoch:
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Post by: oldschoolace on September 29, 2011, 11:53 PM: I intend to do alot of park stuff on them but not sure i like how cluttered the 48's look to the 36's :-\
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Post by: Spen69 on September 30, 2011, 07:54 AM: Just run decent modern higher pressure tyres on them and 36's will be fine ;-)
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Post by: pickle on September 30, 2011, 07:57 AM: just comes down to personal taste really, i love 48's but 36's will give you more era correct choice :daumenhoch: