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vaxn8r contributor Reged: 12/19/03 Posts: 222 Re: custom wheels...off topic       01/04/05 04:44 AM (67.168.231.68) Edit   Reply   Quote   First of all I think you exaggerate the price of the replacement rims. My buddy has repaired two Ksyrium in the lbs and I doubt either time it was >$100 including rim. Secondly propietary spokes don't cost that much. What are you talking about here? A complete wheel rebuild from scratch? You may be able to build up that ultralight wheel on your own but that doesn't neccessarily make it a better wheel. First off who's going to build it? Who will stand behind it when it fails? Is it a stronger wheel? Boutique rims are often had in offset designs allowing for more even spoke tensioning. No matter what your choice, if you buy local, you have a shop to stand behind the product and be your advocate. Good luck with mail order. I personally don't like the idea of shipping wheels out of state because they go out of true. A good shop should be able to repair any wheel they build up or any boutique wheel they sell. Post Extras

Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on custom wheels...off topic waynebiker 12/27/04 01:34 AM Re: custom wheels...off topic Bruce   12/29/04 05:32 AM Re: custom wheels...off topic elvecchio   01/12/05 03:08 PM Re: custom wheels...off topic Allan   01/13/05 03:21 PM Re: custom wheels...off topic vaxn8r   01/14/05 12:40 AM Re: custom wheels...off topic Allan   01/14/05 04:02 AM Re: custom wheels...off topic vaxn8r   01/14/05 05:04 AM Re: custom wheels...off topic Dave_Thompson   01/14/05 05:14 AM Re: custom wheels...off topic Allan   01/14/05 07:43 AM Proton Question Lon   01/14/05 03:00 AM Re: Proton Question vaxn8r   01/15/05 05:04 AM Re: Proton Question Lon   01/16/05 08:50 PM Re: Proton Question vaxn8r   01/17/05 12:55 AM offset spoke design rims bfd   01/18/05 06:05 PM Re: offset spoke design rims Allan   01/18/05 07:44 PM subjectivity on wheel weights vs performance skagwayroadie   01/15/05 09:18 PM Re: subjectivity on wheel weights vs performance Allan   01/18/05 12:43 AM Off topic vaxn8r   01/17/05 05:15 AM Re: Off topic skagwayroadie   01/18/05 03:14 AM Re: custom wheels...off topic vaxn8r   01/13/05 03:13 AM .I agree Dave_Thompson   01/12/05 04:16 PM Re: .I agree Lon   01/12/05 06:53 PM Re: custom wheels...off topic dah   01/01/05 02:37 AM Re: custom wheels...off topic bfd   01/03/05 08:13 PM Re: custom wheels...off topic vaxn8r   01/04/05 04:44 AM replacement rims bfd   01/05/05 06:14 PM Re: replacement rims Lon   01/05/05 11:22 PM Re: custom wheels...off topic flythebike   01/04/05 02:57 PM Why do people buils wheels? Mike   12/29/04 07:20 AM Re: Why do people buils wheels? vaxn8r   12/29/04 07:42 AM Re: Why do people build wheels? Mike   12/29/04 05:40 PM Re: Why do people build wheels? vaxn8r   12/30/04 04:18 AM Re: custom wheels...off topic OnYerLeft   12/27/04 09:54 PM Re: custom wheels...off topic flythebike   12/28/04 02:49 PM Re: custom wheels...off topic mkg   12/27/04 04:40 AM Re: custom wheels...off topic flythebike   12/27/04 02:40 PM

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