I've recently repaired the bike. After a somewhat less than successful adventure on the ramps at a local skate park, the bike suffered a major setback when the rear wheel shaped itself into a modern art interpretation of a pretzel. The front wheel had been bent slightly several months ago after a hard landing off of a three foot drop. The front wheel wobble was irritating but not disabling. The mangled rear wheel sealed the fate of the bike - no more riding until a fix was made.
So here is the bike in all of it's repaired glory. The stock wheels were all black. And of single-wall construction. And weighed approximately 500 lbs. The new wheels are double-wall construction so they should be much stronger. They are fairly lightweight. And they're BLUE!
The new wheels have some pretty decent parts. The hubs are SRAM 506 hubs that should carry my 'heft' better than the old hubs. Plus the new hubs spin wonderfully smoothly unlike the old ones. The spokes are DT Swiss and the rims are Alex aluminum hoops. Not top notch stuff, but leaps and bounds above the stocker stuff!
Did I mention they were blue?
Oooh! Look! Blue!
ReplyDeleteI can't geek out on the components, 'cause I have no idea of what all that talk means, but it looks good and sounds like it should be lighter and easier to pedal.
And DISC BRAKES! I'm jealous....