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Classic Style Wheelset

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  • March 25, 2015 at 11:50 am #23593
    MT63

    Well all the parts for my classic style steel frame bike are coming together, however I’m having trouble finding suitable set of classic wheels in silver. I have around £350 to spend. Has anyone got any suggestions?

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  • March 27, 2015 at 6:41 pm #839045
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    Jack Osbourne snr

    If you’re going to use them
    If you’re going to use them every day, then there’s even more justification for handbuilt.

    Usually more reliable, definitely easier to fix and often cheaper than the mass produced equivalent.

    March 26, 2015 at 8:43 pm #839043
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    MT63

    Everything on the bike is
    Everything on the bike is new, I’m just building it in a classic style. However it isn’t just for looks, this is a bike I will be using everyday.

    March 26, 2015 at 10:28 am #839041
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    MKultra

    Take your self to the oldest
    Take your self to the oldest shop and frame builder in town and ask what they have lurking under the piles of old tyres in the stock room.

    Rourkes found me an original Mavic MA2 new in it’s wrapper when they did me a wheel for my fixed.

    Are you planning on using a current group set or something older?

    March 25, 2015 at 10:50 pm #839039
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    Jack Osbourne snr

    Definitely handbuilt.
    I’ve
    Definitely handbuilt.

    I’ve just built a pair with Velocity Razor rims on Ambrosio Zenith hubs for my refurbished and modernised 1988 Bianchi.

    Very little branding on the rims for a great retro look

    March 25, 2015 at 2:29 pm #839037
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    pwake

    Superstar Components Elite 24
    Superstar Components Elite 24 wheelset looks pretty old-school for a good price. The Elite 30s look a bit like the old Campag Shamals too.
    One of their wheelsets got a good review on here recently.
    I’m looking to build-up a new/old steel bike with Campag Athena silver (old-school looks with current technology) and am seriously considering these wheels.

    March 25, 2015 at 2:21 pm #839035
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    therevokid

    +1 hand built using tb14 …
    +1 hand built using tb14 … mine are on record with laser spokes so a touch over
    the £350 mark. ace wheels though with the classic look.

    March 25, 2015 at 1:20 pm #839033
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    turboprannet

    I would recommend handbuilt
    I would recommend handbuilt HPlus TB14 rims, Hope Pro III Hubs, Competition spokes – should come to about that without a cassette or tyres. I had a set and loved them to bits, kept the hubs when the rims wore out from braking

    March 25, 2015 at 12:48 pm #839031
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    Manchestercyclist

    handbuilts, planet X have
    handbuilts, planet X have plenty of decent ambrosio rims

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