RR_Trials Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 I have a set of blue drilled koxx rims, and i don't have a front disk. i am going to get a front disk but when i do i realize my front rim shall look rubbish as my front brake has rubbed all the paint of the side wall of my front rim . Is there anyway of getting a precise colour match for the rims and having them re-painted or shall i have to get rid of a perfectly good rim just to get the colour ?Any comments welcomeCheers Rorz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 No bike is perfect and going to be a waste of money to buy a new front wheelAnd a true waste of time to paint it as it will look shit compared to the anodised central rimId say just live with it or try to aviod using you front brake and set yourself up with a disj asapA new rim is what £60 and a louise disk is £80 for spokes or a build just get a disk now or dont worry about how blue your blue rim is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilky_mod_legend2 Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Try getting the colour matched at a halfords and get a can of spray, Use wet and dry and CAREFULLY run it down and undercoat and final coat, then laquar, but use masking tape and cover spokes and nipples, make the job look tidy.CheersWilky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR_Trials Posted February 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Cheers for the 1st idea but, the blue has already gone .If i do get a colour match at halfords will the 2 colours be able to be seen as if i cant make a perfect match i will just leave it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipkickbs Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 (edited) Use caustic soda and get your whole rim silver, then if need be send it off for anodizing. Edited February 6, 2006 by flipkickbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Paint the whole rim? or strip it down to silver and have blue rim tape?Get it sent off somewhere to get re-anodised...Don't be such a fussy beggar? Onzaboymark's looks mint, looks better without the sidewalls I think..Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR_Trials Posted February 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Ok i think i will leave it and have the remaining bit of tacky blue on the side wall sanded of I'm glad someone said that onza boy marks looks mad, I just didn't want people to think i was a cheap skate like not buying new ones.P.s has anyone got a picture of onza boy marks set up as my bike should look like his when finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 (edited) Again, how did you get validated?I personally think it should be public knowledge who validate's new member's so if there is a problem, we can at least vent on someone. These post's are of the same standard as lukedraisey's, childlike, boring and clearly not even an ounce of thought has gone into many of them. Perhaps some ritalin would sort it out? You come across as someone who is too excitable amd act's on impulse, not saying it's a bad thing, but it is if you do it all the time.Take a break man, READ other member's post's PROPERLY, and perhaps you'll work out why so many people are giving you hassle for your post's. Who else, other than luke, post's topic's like you do?Edit: uhh, has a post been deleted from this fred?What I don't get, is how can some people be validated, when montyboysam isn't? At least his post's tend to make sense.... Edited February 6, 2006 by jake1516 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Still makes me laugh to think that people rate my bike as nice to look at Gone are the days of the spotty rims and shit like that Anyhoo, if you see someone who needs to be validated, report a post of their's and just put "validate" or whatever, and we can check it out. Simple As for rims, I'd rather mine was all blue 'n' spangly but it's not. C'est la vie, really. If it is it is, but if it's not it's not. Hell, I'm probably saving 0.2g of weight 'n' all after the last grind on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Lee Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 I'm lacing my new front wheel in radial to save weight, how sad am I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 I'm lacing my new front wheel in radial to save weight, how sad am I? Not as sad as you'll be when you buy that new front hub to replace the torn out flanges on this one?Bur hur hur... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 I'm lacing my new front wheel in radial to save weight, how sad am I? How does it save weight? I was under the impression that you still used the same number of spokes and nipples, surley the pattern itself doesn't have an effect on the weight?????Not being picky or anything I have a radial front and half radial rear wheel, I like it cos it looks cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Lee Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 (edited) What odds are you giving me? Hope mono...Edit: Spokes are shorter therefore weighing less... Still not overly sure due to lack of strength and how sketchy I am, and the fact I'm used to 20" 48 spoke wheels! Edited February 7, 2006 by Street Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 So a radially spoked (laced?) wheel has shorter spokes than a wheel using the same rim and hub, but just a differant lacing pattern? That's beyond me indeed. Surley the distance between the hub flange and the rim is going to determine the spoke length rather than the pattern itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Dude. Think about it. If it's going direct from rim to hub, it's going a shorter distance...Now with pictorzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... Check it - green line = maybe 3x style lace pattern. Red line = radial. Note lengths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR_Trials Posted February 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 cheers mark you're bike looks mint, and thanks everyone for helping out and posting helpful comments.P.s Jake i'm trying my hardest to make good posts and stuff witch is helpful to others, I know lots of people with these rims and think that finding out the answer to this thread is helpful to them and others. i'm sorry if you think so lowly of me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 What odds are you giving me? Hope mono...Edit: Spokes are shorter therefore weighing less... Still not overly sure due to lack of strength and how sketchy I am, and the fact I'm used to 20" 48 spoke wheels!mate i was going to do this on my bike at the moment using 06 echo rim and 06 echo disc hub, and using a hope mono mini,when speakign to tarty he said it would last one endo roughly then the wheel would fall apart,i wanted to do it to be different, but go for it if you want, but dont say we didnt warn you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Lee Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 mate i was going to do this on my bike at the moment using 06 echo rim and 06 echo disc hub, and using a hope mono mini,when speakign to tarty he said it would last one endo roughly then the wheel would fall apart,i wanted to do it to be different, but go for it if you want, but dont say we didnt warn you.Cheers for that Think I'll give it a miss 2X it is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Dude. Think about it. If it's going direct from rim to hub, it's going a shorter distance...Now with pictorzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... Check it - green line = maybe 3x style lace pattern. Red line = radial. Note lengths Ahhh, yes I see now, I was thinking that regardless, the spokes went straight out from the flange as they do on a radially laced wheel, stupid really, but I get it now, that (crude ) diagram cleared it up nicely for me.cheers mark you're bike looks mint, and thanks everyone for helping out and posting helpful comments.P.s Jake i'm trying my hardest to make good posts and stuff witch is helpful to others, I know lots of people with these rims and think that finding out the answer to this thread is helpful to them and others. i'm sorry if you think so lowly of me I understand, but I, (and others, i'm sure) are sick of seeing 'oh my god!!!!!!!!! deng has a new frame design called zhi!!!!they r sooo kool and lush.i want to buy one cos they are so lush butt when will they be forsale here?!?!?!?!?!?'Obviously that's not an exact quote of yourself, and that post I have quoted, your last one in this thread, seems to show that you've perhaps taken heed of the advice, I'd nearly think it was someone else who had typed that out for you If you keep them like that, I'll (at least) be happy enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR_Trials Posted February 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Ok then thankyou jake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmt_oli Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Cheers for that Think I'll give it a miss 2X it is...Sorry to go off topic form origonal post- but i feel this is important!DO NOT run a full radial wheel with a disk brake, the hub will just wind up and spoke will rip out of the flange, it has been done!I wouldnt recomend 2x either, as its not actually that strong, in terms of rotational forces. If you want to look different, and save wieght, do one side of the wheel (the one with the larger flange on the hub if theres a difference) in 3x, and the other side radial. this looks cool, and is strong enough for the disk, and your still saving weight.I built a rear (xc) wheel in half 3x/half radial as it wasnt using a disk, and it was very nice. silver hub, black spokes, black rim with silver braking surface- looked MINT, made people look twice. sadly that bike got stolen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Use caustic soda and get your whole rim silver, then if need be send it off for anodizing. That's your best bet, can get it in any colour then, make it original Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR_Trials Posted February 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 I may do that when i have a job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 Your bike looks shit anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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