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Mid School BMX (>87) 1989 to 2003 (<05) => Mid School ( Keep the faith ) => Topic started by: OrgasmDonor on July 12, 2007, 12:39 PM

Title: Mid school wheels
Post by: OrgasmDonor on July 12, 2007, 12:39 PM: what midschool race wheels are there, im building an early mid elf racer and i know that there are t1000s and sun rhino rims but what other options are there, piccys appreciated

daz :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mid school wheels
Post by: nic968 on July 12, 2007, 12:58 PM: Araya RB-17...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m123/nic968/Hyper/HyperWIP_03.jpg)

How early is the Elf?
Title: Re: Mid school wheels
Post by: SaMAlex on July 12, 2007, 01:03 PM: Ive got these Sun Mistral rims on a couple of early 90s bikes, both with DK hubs. One set is chrome, one set is sort of smoke chrome dark grey

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/rimshot.jpg)
Title: Re: Mid school wheels
Post by: generallee on July 12, 2007, 01:25 PM: I always like Sun BlackBox rims for mid school wheelbuilds - they look the part and are still in production!
Title: Re: Mid school wheels
Post by: Lazarou on July 12, 2007, 01:26 PM: I recommend Sun rims and DK or TNT hubs.
Title: Re: Mid school wheels
Post by: oberonspacefruit on July 12, 2007, 01:53 PM: tnt hubs are lovely
Title: Re: Mid school wheels
Post by: OrgasmDonor on July 12, 2007, 03:35 PM: the blackbox rims are a bit new schooly for me, the elf is 1990ish doublecross

lookin for black wheelset for it, at the moment im stuck with gt rhythm wheels but need something else
Title: Re: Mid school wheels
Post by: teamsano on July 12, 2007, 03:45 PM: a set of 7x or chrome ukais would suit the era of build fine.
Title: Re: Mid school wheels
Post by: OrgasmDonor on July 12, 2007, 04:52 PM: Quote from: teamsano on July 12, 2007, 03:45 PM
a set of 7x or chrome ukais would suit the era of build fine.

needing black tho and they is big bucks :(
Title: Re: Mid school wheels
Post by: Dingobmxer on July 12, 2007, 08:09 PM: Sun BFR or Sun chinook
:) DINGO :)
Title: Re: Mid school wheels
Post by: revcore on July 14, 2007, 11:04 AM: Crupi, JP or TNT hubs laced into chrome RB-17's with stainless spokes and alloy nipples topped off with either Tioga Comp 3's or GT Megabyte's.......The ultimate mid school wheels. :smitten:
Title: Re: Mid school wheels
Post by: the_cyclops on July 14, 2007, 11:16 AM: You know you want to put some Sumos on there for that Mid School Mid price feel!
Title: Re: Mid school wheels
Post by: OrgasmDonor on July 14, 2007, 01:34 PM: anybody got any chrome or back wheels/rims for sale then? :)
Title: Re: Mid school wheels
Post by: stuntmaster on July 14, 2007, 10:51 PM: Quote from: nic968 on July 12, 2007, 12:58 PM
Araya RB-17...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m123/nic968/Hyper/HyperWIP_03.jpg)

How early is the Elf?

do they say araya on them
Title: Re: Mid school wheels
Post by: SaMAlex on July 14, 2007, 11:06 PM: Quote from: Dingobmxer on July 12, 2007, 08:09 PM
Sun BFR or Sun chinook
:) DINGO :)

I just went and had a look at the wheels on my Green Holmes. I knew they were Sun but they are chinook ... and they are hard anodised dark grey. Thats what you wanna get!!!

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/sunrim1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/sunrim2.jpg)
Title: Re: Mid school wheels
Post by: Dingobmxer on July 14, 2007, 11:11 PM: I have a pair of them on here:-

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/aaa026.jpg)

laced to Kovachi hubs, super nice :coolsmiley:

:) DINGO :)
Title: Re: Mid school wheels
Post by: OrgasmDonor on July 15, 2007, 09:50 AM: nice wheels, anybody got any chrome or black then :angel:
Title: Re: Mid school wheels
Post by: Dingobmxer on July 15, 2007, 09:51 AM: Keep an eye on the bay mate, mine were only £46 quid!!!!
:) DINGO :)
Title: Re: Mid school wheels
Post by: OrgasmDonor on July 15, 2007, 04:24 PM: aye, will do n have been, i know some'l turn up, :daumenhoch:

cheers dudes :daumenhoch: