leeson_rider Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 wat is the best rim I can get for the back I want it fat and lite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank_rider Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 D521, it would always come up if you want wider get a d321 and grind a brake surface onto it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 well d521 is bomb proof and middle range for weight but aint fat at all really :- its a shame really cos its pretty much perfect sept that. If u start looking at fat rims u start to get weaker rims.. specially koxx drilled and bmf... stick with d521 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeson_rider Posted October 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 I have a d521 cemaric and its grate but I want a fater rim how about the megamo drilled rim ne good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Old_Skool_Trialser Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 If you are a Leeson rider as your name suggests, be careful with putting fat rim in... Tyre clearance is small even with a Gato or whatever, a bigger rim makes the tyre wider too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeson_rider Posted October 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 sh*t dos it fu*k so you dont think a megamo will fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Old_Skool_Trialser Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 Do you actually have a Leeson? If your planning on getting one - before you get your rear rim, phone up Leesonbikes and ask Clive about rear rim choice. Tell him that you are gonna get one soon, and what rim would work best at the rear. I've got an inkling he can custom fit the rear end depending on your setup... But on all of Kris's bikes they have 521s. Anyway talk to him. I'd say 521 anyway, but if your in between, ask Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeson_rider Posted October 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 im getting the leeson on the 12th and I cant phone him till then cus he is on hes hols Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermegamoman Posted November 9, 2003 Report Share Posted November 9, 2003 crap crap crap I got an xtort I just orderd koxx drilled 4 it lol it aint never gunna fit 4 s**t im sweatin like gary glitter in mothercare now :sweating: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialorfail Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 I like alex dx32 :- its wide and holds up nice, a bit heavier then d521 though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The enchanted broomstick Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 the alex rims are unbeliveably strong but kinda heavy but then if you are ready to go for a wide rim I suppose you are expecting a slight wieght increase. as for all wide rims being cheesy its only depending on how many spokes you have and how well its actually built, try to make sure you have 36 spokes not 32 :thumbsup: the more spokes give your wheel a wee bit more strength and the spokes need to be pretty tight but not so tight all the spokes snap when the wheel flexes. I know people with Phatso's bmf's koxx rims and I have had the alex rim, the only one not so good is the koxx rim, koxx, light but not that strong and I think too wide, bmf, kinda heavy look nice and strong, alex, mega strong rims but heavy, phatso, probably the best, not that heavy and really strong. or as TRA uses the echo rim my mate has talked to him and according to him you wont find a rear rim like it I think they are quite nice aswell :thumbsup: hope that helped you a bit but the choice is yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 whats alex dm24 like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 bmf, kinda heavy look nice and strong, alex, mega strong rims but heavy, phatso, probably the best, not that heavy and really strong. those three rims are the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colly Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 321s= disc only, if you want a wide rim get a echo, or a koxx 47mm. :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatmike Posted November 23, 2003 Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 321s= disc only, if you want a wide rim get a echo, or a koxx 47mm. :thumbsup: no, you can fit a break onto a 321, but I havent seen any pics of it done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colly Posted November 23, 2003 Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 you cant is that why it says on the side of the rim no break blocks, check it out on chain reaction, and the walls are really thin and not wide enough for a rim break :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtbiker Posted November 23, 2003 Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 you cant is that why it says on the side of the rim no break blocks, check it out on chain reaction, and the walls are really thin and not wide enough for a rim break :thumbsup: Nah, you can grind a flat onto one edge and run the brake pads at an angle (I've seen it done) Basically, a d521 is great for street. Maybe a wider "cheese" rim for natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colly Posted November 23, 2003 Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 Yer but theres not gonna be as much surface area for the pad to bite, and the breaking surface of a 521 is thicker to cope with wear, on a 321 it wont. :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biketrialler Posted November 23, 2003 Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 Colly you don't have a clue !! It CAN be done and it DOES work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danwood Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 echo rim wide and light or koxx rim even wider then the echo rim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartridge Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 echo rim wide and light or koxx rim even wider then the echo rim. The Echo rim is heavy, the Koxx being much lighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danwood Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 The Echo rim is heavy, the Koxx being much lighter. echo rim aint that heavy I have one and aint that heavy at all, my wheel is proberly light then my mates jon wheel and he has a koxx rim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardman Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 Grinding a disc specfic rim does work my friends done it with has f719 and hes says s the breaking is just as gud he runs plazmatics and maggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartridge Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 my wheel is proberly light then my mates jon wheel and he has a koxx rim. Tyre? Tube? Cassette? Hub? The Koxx rims are about 650g, Echo are pushing 800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials Punk Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 I reckon the best rim for the rear for street is the Mavic D521, it takes loadsa abuse and has never failed me for the 1 and a hlaf years I've had it, still perfectly true, and the spokes are all nice and tight. For natural though wider rims would be better for more grip and stability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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