Carbon 3/4/5 spoke wheels - London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

new in '82 · 30th July 2008

What's the cheapest option for a piece of front wheel bling?

runcible rakan · 30th July 2008

31t®um · 30th July 2008

new in '82 · 31st July 2008

ok..... an unworthy question? I suppose I should be grateful that you even deigned to answer it.

haj · 31st July 2008

Front wheel dumpstered behind a bikeshop (the tire was also dumpstered behind the same bikeshop).
Rear wheel was photoshopped.... I think i need one of those though ;)

briankwan · 31st July 2008

spokeless and tyreless

haj · 31st July 2008

brianwan: nice... now you only need a matching 700c rear ghibli for that one.. :)

Btw, was it you that got hold of the Campy Khamsin rear disc from ebay a while ago?
I'm kind of looking into getting one of those (as stated above). Should be nice for streetbling, since they are clincher.

briankwan · 31st July 2008

wasn't me, an old school rear ghibli is pretty hard to find nowadays, i'll keep my eyes on ebay
and i'll need a campag aero seatpost, turbo saddle and bullhorns

vinylvillain · 31st July 2008

Check Lauren Fignons bike in this . . . original HHSB:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIUIHNFtLHY

haj · 1st August 2008

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Originally Posted by briankwan

wasn't me, an old school rear ghibli is pretty hard to find nowadays, i'll keep my eyes on ebay
and i'll need a campag aero seatpost, turbo saddle and bullhorns

Btw. do you know how wheels like the Ghibli or Khamsin hold up for driving around town? (jumping curbs etc.)

tynan · 1st August 2008

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Originally Posted by haj

Btw. do you know how wheels like the Ghibli or Khamsin hold up for driving around town? (jumping curbs etc.)

Can't speak for their strength, but I get pushed around a little by mild winds with a Hed3 front, I imagine having a disc wheel on the front would be treacherous on a windy day.

JOL · 1st August 2008

Ask Yorgo.
He got floored by a gust of wind at polo a couple of weeks ago. Wouldn't want that in front of a bus.

SOAR · 1st August 2008

Front wheel disk is definitely a no no for riding in any sort of wind. Hed 3 is ok, a bit twitchy when its really blowing. Campag rear discs are super strong, though. They would take even the worst potholes.

hippy · 1st August 2008

Trackies and TT'ers across the globe are cringing at the thought of their wonderful time shaving devices being ridden over potholes on the way to a pub.

Rakan: Nice one! :)

haj · 1st August 2008

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Originally Posted by tynan

Can't speak for their strength, but I get pushed around a little by mild winds with a Hed3 front, I imagine having a disc wheel on the front would be treacherous on a windy day.

It is a rear oldskool Khamsin/Ghibli disc that i want.. to go with a Shamal frontwheel.. only for the bling.. :)

haj · 1st August 2008

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Originally Posted by hippy

Trackies and TT'ers across the globe are cringing at the thought of their wonderful time shaving devices being ridden over potholes on the way to a pub.

They need to HTFU then ;)
Btw, this being copenhagen i don't think i would leave a wheel like that outside a pub anyway ;)

vinylvillain · 1st August 2008

I bust out a rear HED disc (brought off Brian!) and a front Aerospoke round town and it isnt nearly as bad as people make out - obviously if its really windy i swap out the rear wheel for something more sane, the disc is tough but has zero give and transmits every bit of shit road surface through your spine (not helped by my choice of frame). Plus the sound it makes when going along is awesome . .

Heres a pic, though it now has drops, FSA Vigorelli crank set and proper pedals:

Object · 1st August 2008

Still no chain?

gabes · 1st August 2008

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Originally Posted by tynan

Can't speak for their strength, but I get pushed around a little by mild winds with a Hed3 front, I imagine having a disc wheel on the front would be treacherous on a windy day.

HTFU tynan, ride the HED3 everyday. get a polo disc to get used the autopilot.

vinylvillain · 1st August 2008

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Originally Posted by Object

Still no chain?

noChain™

went for a black un in the end

BringMeMyFix · 1st August 2008

Racist

vinylvillain · 1st August 2008

multichainacultralist

flickwg · 2nd August 2008

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Originally Posted by vinylvillain

what seatpost?

vinylvillain · 2nd August 2008

Specialized Zertz something or other - i pilfered it off a mates S works:

31t®um · 2nd August 2008

hey, vinyl. when you bringing that to wests, wanna see her in the flesh.

tallsam · 2nd August 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by vinylvillain

I bust out a rear HED disc (brought off Brian!) and a front Aerospoke round town and it isnt nearly as bad as people make out - obviously if its really windy i swap out the rear wheel for something more sane, the disc is tough but has zero give and transmits every bit of shit road surface through your spine (not helped by my choice of frame). Plus the sound it makes when going along is awesome . .

Heres a pic, though it now has drops, FSA Vigorelli crank set and proper pedals:

Did you just tape up the letters of the frame?

vinylvillain · 2nd August 2008

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Originally Posted by 31t®um

hey, vinyl. when you bringing that to wests, wanna see her in the flesh.

Within a couple of weeks hopefully, have had endless thursday complications since my last visit!

The frame is not taped, thats how it comes OTP

http://www.condorcycles.com/lavoro.html

hippy · 2nd August 2008

That's stock.. http://www.condorcycles.com/lavoro.html

hippy · 2nd August 2008

FUck ya :P

tallsam · 2nd August 2008

oh right, I thought you done it as a tribute or some such thing:

JOL · 2nd August 2008

Gonna get some clips?

flickwg · 2nd August 2008

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Originally Posted by vinylvillain

Heres a pic, though it now has drops, FSA Vigorelli crank set and proper pedals

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JOL · 2nd August 2008

I stand corrected.

Said the man in the......

tallsam · 3rd August 2008

I do like those white DX copies though. Although not for fixed.

Shinscar · 22nd October 2008

yo wiggle email dont know if anybody else has seen these... but for you HHSB types...

30th July 2008	#1
new in '82	Carbon 3/4/5 spoke wheels What's the cheapest option for a piece of front wheel bling?
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30th July 2008	#2
runcible rakan	Last edited by runcible rakan; 2nd August 2008 at 00:53.. Reason: pictures > words
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30th July 2008	#3
31t®um	haha
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31st July 2008	#4
new in '82	ok..... an unworthy question? I suppose I should be grateful that you even deigned to answer it.
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31st July 2008	#8
briankwan	wasn't me, an old school rear ghibli is pretty hard to find nowadays, i'll keep my eyes on ebay and i'll need a campag aero seatpost, turbo saddle and bullhorns
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31st July 2008	#9
vinylvillain	Check Lauren Fignons bike in this . . . original HHSB: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIUIHNFtLHY
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1st August 2008	#12
JOL	Ask Yorgo. He got floored by a gust of wind at polo a couple of weeks ago. Wouldn't want that in front of a bus.
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1st August 2008	#13
SOAR	Front wheel disk is definitely a no no for riding in any sort of wind. Hed 3 is ok, a bit twitchy when its really blowing. Campag rear discs are super strong, though. They would take even the worst potholes.
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1st August 2008	#14
hippy	Trackies and TT'ers across the globe are cringing at the thought of their wonderful time shaving devices being ridden over potholes on the way to a pub. Rakan: Nice one! :)
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2nd August 2008	#24
vinylvillain	Specialized Zertz something or other - i pilfered it off a mates S works:
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2nd August 2008	#30
tallsam	oh right, I thought you done it as a tribute or some such thing:
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3rd August 2008	#34
tallsam	I do like those white DX copies though. Although not for fixed.
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22nd October 2008	#35
Shinscar	yo wiggle email dont know if anybody else has seen these... but for you HHSB types...