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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: Andyboy77 on June 25, 2016, 11:53 PM
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Hi everybody!
I have some questions regarding Araya 7x-rims (hoops). Are they made of aluminium or steel? Is the chrome finish on 7x's galvanised?
What is the difference between Araya 7x and Araya Super 7x, is there a difference in quality, weight or maybe just a difference in the year of production?
Many thanks in advance :daumenhoch:
Andy
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I think they're alloy, which is a aluminium/steel mix.
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Super 7x rims are completely different looking to 7x rims.
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Super 7's are mid school, but I no idea on years they were made.
Araya also made 48 hole 7x which looked the same as 36 hole 7x :daumenhoch:
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I think they're alloy, which is a aluminium/steel mix.
Thank you Dan! :daumenhoch:
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Super 7x rims are completely different looking to 7x rims.
Super 7's are mid school, but I no idea on years they were made.
Araya also made 48 hole 7x which looked the same as 36 hole 7x :daumenhoch:
Thanks for the info and the picture! Mid school is precise enough, regarding the years of production. :daumenhoch:
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Super 7x rims are completely different looking to 7x rims.
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Super 7's are mid school, but I no idea on years they were made.
Araya also made 48 hole 7x which looked the same as 36 hole 7x :daumenhoch:
I got my super 7x's in mid 1996, just prior to that year's "king of concrete"
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Thanks so far! :coolsmiley: I think Dan is right, that 7x's are made of alloy. At least they are offered as Alloy-Rims in various sales.
So the main question I have now is, does anybody know something about the chrome-finish? Do they get that "mirror"- chrome finish by a process of polishing, galvanisation or maybe anodising? I'm not an expert on metal refining, so please excuse me in case this seems like a strange question.
Thanks in advance for all further and helpful replies! :daumenhoch:
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My Super7's are chromed, I know that coz they are peeling like fook :daumenhoch:
As an alternative to a re-chrome (if that's what you need) I have seen them mirror polished and then clear anodised.
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My Super7's are chromed, I know that coz they are peeling like fook :daumenhoch:
As an alternative to a re-chrome (if that's what you need) I have seen them mirror polished and then clear anodised.
Nice one, thanks a lot! :daumenhoch: My 7x's have some tiny bubbles ( after nearly 30 years of using 'em), and I try to get an idea about what to do if they start peeling aswell.
Do you have any experience what will endure longer?
Andy
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No idea what would last longer Andy, but I would guess a re-chrome would be a little more expensive than the polish/anodise route :-\
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No idea what would last longer Andy, but I would guess a re-chrome would be a little more expensive than the polish/anodise route :-\
I thank you anyway :daumenhoch: A re-chrome or the polish/anodise version may be less expensive than buying new-old ones. Lucky me if I'm wrong about that.
Maybe somone else has experince what would last longer.?.