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New School BMX 2004 - Now => New School Park, Street & Dirt => Topic started by: Toblerone on January 03, 2012, 06:35 PM
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Im progressing slowly towards the point of needing some wheels for my United build :daumenhoch:
So what is a good complete wheel set to be had for £250 max.
Obviously that rules out the likes of G Sport, but what about Cinema or Primo? What do you ride?
Cheers
T
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If you want to go £250 tops:
Primo Mix Cassette: £100
Primo Pro N4 Flangless: £50
2 X Eclat Bondi Rims: £100
That'll last you for just about owt. Depends though on how much/where you're going to ride, if you run 14mm front, if you ride street/land heavy, if you ride brakeless/single break etc - you can also pick up some decent deals s/h over on bmxforums etc.
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Ahh cool - those are bang on budget then. Im mainly riding mini ramp and street and still re-learning, but have been told that good wheels do make a big difference.
10mm front forks.
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Odessey Hazards whichever ones, seem to be the standard ones to have , wheels seem to be real pricey nowadays with less spokes for your money :LolLolLolLol:
be cool to get some pointers too , been thinking about a new set myself
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Don't get me started on rims and tyres...... prices have shot through the roof recently. Who the feck wants to pay a nearly a ton for a G-Sport rollcage rim.....
There's some fella over at bmx forums selling a brand new Odyssey hub set (black) for £100 the pair which isn't too bad. If you're going to be doing a fair amount of grinding (or learning grinding) a flangless front is a decent idea - anything made from 7075-T6 is good.
Damn right though - the less spokes = more money ;)
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I must admit tyre prices seem really steep :wtf:
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hazard lites are good but i have heard the cinema's are pretty good too :daumenhoch:
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Have a word with Dubber http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=137032.0 he had some rims and tyres too hth
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Have a word with Dubber http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=137032.0 he had some rims and tyres too hth
did he not put them on ebay :-\ if not good shout nice rims and he has some g sport hubs i think too :smitten:
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Prices for everything have gone up lately.
I have a chrome Alien Nation rim which has been pretty good and they're still relatively cheap. A pair of those would keep you in budget. Don't forget spokes, they're not free!
If you'd like my opinion, find another few quid and get a Primo or Oddy wheelset.
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Nowt wrong with the Cinema wheel sets.... :daumenhoch:
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Cinema are pinned though aren't they? You'd want to choose a welded rim if you could.
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Think Cinema 777's are welded? Dunno though as not used them, and non of me mates run them.
Another tip - and it's just imo - don't bother shelling out loads for spokes - stick with normal butted (not double) as the weight loss is minimal, and doubles have more of a tendancy to ping when grinding (if you're as innacurate as me :) ).
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pm sent.. :daumenhoch:
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Cheers for the PM Dubber.
It seems Cinemas Tungsten wheel set has welded seams.
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don't run Cinema hubs, those things are comedy, 2 piece axles !!
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You can get a Proper bike co wheelset for that money, with female hubs as well if that floats Your boat :daumenhoch:
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been using oddy hazard lites & they have been fine £250 would buy you the rims with an oddy vandero hub up front & a proper k7 casette at the rear (or equvalent for 100) it might hit a touch more though spoked & built up....shop around as deals are there at the mo in the sales :daumenhoch:
cinema 777 rims are also good for the money.i don't know much about the eclat bondi rims....but they look awesome & are a tad wider.it depends which takes your fancy but all these 3 are good enough for sure :)
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Got to be Primo IMO - the most reliable hub fromo our experience in the shop (even over Gsport).
Don't go for the Cinema wheelsets...great team, average product.