carbon 700 mags
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speedybrian2000 at 06.4.07 - 2:58 pm
does anyone know who makes these ultra cool carbon mags?
anyone selling a used pair??
thx
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mags are what those awful plastic/resin 5 spoke rims on bmx bikes in the 80s were called. or what that front wheel in the picture above is.
ruinedbyidiots06.5.07 - 1:55 pm
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Thanks RBI.
Then that "mag" is most likely an Aerospoke. Those and the HED.3s are somewhat popular with the nice-bike fixie crowd. Ya usually only see them on the front though.
City Hobgoblin06.5.07 - 7:16 pm
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yeah, those 80's mags were called ''tuff wheels'...came predominantly in yellow....
ofishal06.5.07 - 8:49 pm
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Def an Aerospoke. You can get em in colors too, If that's your thing.
Leetard06.6.07 - 6:57 am
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the advantages being light weight, aerodynamic and material strength?
Bootlegger06.6.07 - 7:04 am
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sorry for the ignorance - why are they used only on the front wheel?? weight savings would be nice, but i think they just look freakin cool!
speedybrian200006.6.07 - 10:05 am
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I thought they were heavier but more aerodynamic than your average wheel.
420LaHaRR06.6.07 - 10:34 am
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i remember the "help ive bent my mag wheel, how do i true it?" articles in bmxplus that told you to put it in the freezer to straighten them out. i dont know if that actually worked.
ruinedbyidiots06.6.07 - 11:39 am
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the main reason rear aerospoke and hed3 wheels arent used that often is that they are incredibly costly (like 500 - 900 for one wheel, whereas the fronts can be had relatively similar in cost to a good front wheel) and yes, they are heavier than the traditional spoked wheel. They also have a proprietary hub, which means you're stuck with what the designers though it should have, due to the design of the rim.
FuzzBeast06.6.07 - 4:21 pm
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"weight savings would be nice, but i think they just look freakin cool!"
Right-o! Those shits look ill. Check out the 1st wolfpack drag race video-- Jack and Adam roll them (1st and 2nd place -- oh snap, they make you fast!)
City Hobgoblin06.6.07 - 4:36 pm
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hey fuzz -- the aerospokes are about $250 for a front, and $350 for a rear set up with track threading. $600 for a bitchin wheelset ain't too bad. But the Hed's do get expensive, those are like $600 per wheel.
City Hobgoblin06.6.07 - 4:43 pm
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yeh, i was talking more about hed's than aerospokes.
FuzzBeast06.6.07 - 6:09 pm
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