In search of 8" wheels
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FridayMatinee
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 01:22:01 +0000
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Sat, 17 Sep 2022 01:22:01 +0000 quote
Anyone holding any? Definitely don't need to be pretty but round would be a plus.

Just mounted my front wheel and it's got a gnarly bend in it to where the rim itself hits the fork leg. Just barely but enough it's noticeable and plus, I absolutely do not wanna run this wheel with the monster engine I have. That would end in disaster. So I'm looking for 2 old 8" wheels.

SdJohn?
V oodoo?
GeekLion?
Birbsnest?
whereshaldo
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 03:44:21 +0000
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whereshaldo
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Sat, 17 Sep 2022 03:44:21 +0000 quote
I have rims from voodoo. Will send for postage. Let me dig in tomorrow and I'll pm you.

Hal
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V oodoo
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 04:52:47 +0000
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Sat, 17 Sep 2022 04:52:47 +0000 quote
I was gonna say the last ones I had went with that VBA, but looks like they available to you after all Hal . And I see that Mercator has them back in stock now too.
Birdsnest
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 13:00:09 +0000
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Sat, 17 Sep 2022 13:00:09 +0000 quote
LMK if the offer above doesn't work out.
I think I have one in the storage room.
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garncarz
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 16:32:54 +0000
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Sat, 17 Sep 2022 16:32:54 +0000 quote
I've got one extra.
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SubEtherBASS
Mon, 19 Sep 2022 18:31:09 +0000
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Mon, 19 Sep 2022 18:31:09 +0000 quote
Whqt do they look like?
VBB or VBC.

BEND IT STRAIGHT... remove tyre, fit it, check that it's only side wall/bead that is wobbly, not hub out of round... if it is only wall/bead, spin it till you work out which bit is wobbly & straighten it . Having straight rims is essential, but "wobbly" rims can be straightened pretty easily, as it doesn't take much to cause a wee wobble.
whereshaldo
Mon, 19 Sep 2022 18:32:10 +0000
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whereshaldo
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Mon, 19 Sep 2022 18:32:10 +0000 quote
For what its worth, I just shipped out two 8" rims to @FridayMatinee

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