cadbury's cream egg Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 (edited) i was looking round www.trials-uk.co.uk yesterday and i came across dob magnesium rims . i am thinking about buying one for my new bike but i dont want to get one without knowing anything about them . so what i want to know is1. are they strong2. are they light 3. can you grind the rims because im shaw that magnesium turns into powder when it comes into contact with water my spell check isnt working so dont have a go at me if i spelt somehting wrong thanks leon Edited January 20, 2008 by trials-Leon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 i've heard....that they're a good balance between strength and weightlight and strong!not sure about whether they hold a grind!Benx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadbury's cream egg Posted January 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 i've heard....that they're a good balance between strength and weightlight and strong!not sure about whether they hold a grind!Benxthanksanyone else know anything about them ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Hi,Ok first things first there not just magnesium the element you play with at school, it is a compound of aluminium and magnesium,trust me it if was just magnesium, you could fold the sidewall in your hand. So, to clear that up, no it wont just turn into magnesium oxide, or corrode, as the magnesium in compound is bonded with aluminium creating a nice metallic bonding. so dont worry about that dude. Mith busted!1) This is hard, as i don’t own a pair, there quite new, so there hasn’t been loads of reviews, im sure someone will tell you.2) Yeah there light, 320g for the front if i can remember best to look at trials-uk for exact weight3) So there ok to grind, but i have herd that each grind doesn’t last as long as competitors rims (echo) but the side walls are thicker so, more grinds for your buck!Chemistry max! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamness™ Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Magnesium powder burns when it comes in contact with water but not when it is in a compound i.e. rims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Magnesium powder burns when it comes in contact with water but not when it is in a compound i.e. rimsNope it would have to be a alkili metal i,e Li, Na, or K to burn with that vigor, magnesium powder would slowly, realy slowly react producing hydrogen gas, but not realy noticable. Remeber the rims are not made of just Mag, Max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadbury's cream egg Posted January 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Nope it would have to be a alkili metal i,e Li, Na, or K to burn with that vigor, magnesium powder would slowly, realy slowly react producing hydrogen gas, but not realy noticable. Remeber the rims are not made of just Mag, Maxnice to see another lad from the devon/cornwall area . you should come down plymouth for a ride sometimethanks keep the comments coming . i want to find out as much as i canleon x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 i was looking round www.trials-uk.co.uk yesterday and i came across dob magnesium rims . i am thinking about buying one for my new bike but i dont want to get one without knowing anything about them . so what i want to know is1. are they strong2. are they light 3. can you grind the rims because im shaw that magnesium turns into powder when it comes into contact with water my spell check isnt working so dont have a go at me if i spelt somehting wrong thanks leonI own a set of these. They seem to be fairly strong, not really put them through their paces yet as my wheelbuild has only just really settled in. They certainly aren't as strong as Echo '07 rims but as I'm sure you know, a set weighs only a little more than just a rear Echo! I'm running a grind on mine and it seems to be holding it quite well Magnesium doesn't turn to powder when it comes into contact with water, it just reacts (slowly) forming hydrogen bubles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Review Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadbury's cream egg Posted January 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Reviewshweet . i may just have to buy one for my front leon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 nice to see another lad from the devon/cornwall area . you should come down plymouth for a ride sometimethanks keep the comments coming . i want to find out as much as i canleon xyeah after my exams im gona start riding again, how many of you lot ride in plymouth, seems to be no-one about in exeter : ( its a date leon x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadbury's cream egg Posted January 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 yeah after my exams im gona start riding again, how many of you lot ride in plymouth, seems to be no-one about in exeter : ( its a date leon x theres so many people that ride plymouth . but some some people are getting bored off it and starting riding places further down cornwall like truroim going to ride bristol some time though because ive got family up there which is coolleon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadbury's cream egg Posted January 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 thanks for the revue guys leon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyB Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 well light and nice in white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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