Date: 30-04-24  Time: 13:46 pm

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JayB

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Re: NEW GOLD WHEELS
« Reply #25 on: 18 October 2012, 09:47:33 am »
I've had a few bikes with gold wheels, i'm going to go for it too. I was meant to be not spending on this one, LOL, but I can't cope with corroded black anymore!
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Re: NEW GOLD WHEELS
« Reply #26 on: 18 October 2012, 03:18:54 pm »
Why manufacturers choose horrible black or dreary dark blue, I do not know!! Bloody awful.
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Re: NEW GOLD WHEELS
« Reply #27 on: 18 October 2012, 03:57:36 pm »
Why manufacturers choose horrible black or dreary dark blue, I do not know!! Bloody awful.
price?
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Re: NEW GOLD WHEELS
« Reply #28 on: 18 October 2012, 04:29:13 pm »
What's wrong with light silver??
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Re: NEW GOLD WHEELS
« Reply #29 on: 18 October 2012, 05:02:54 pm »
Price - I think £40 - £50 a wheel seems to be ball park, tyres removed and plus new bearings while they're off.
 
Black is probably chosen so they don't look dirty when they are and being such a pain in the arse to clean.

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Re: NEW GOLD WHEELS
« Reply #30 on: 19 October 2012, 08:55:02 am »
Black is probably chosen so they don't look dirty when they are and being such a pain in the arse to clean.

Glad you mentioned that JayB coz I've been buying some "Allow Wheel Cleaning Tissues" from ALDI. They come in a large tubs and you pull each tissue out from the top (like baby-wipes. They are cheap and work AMAZINGLY well!! No matter how mucky or oily, a gentle wipe across the surface has it clean and shiny. Brilliant!
 
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Re: NEW GOLD WHEELS
« Reply #31 on: 20 October 2012, 07:48:42 am »
I find chain cleaner on a rag does a good job seeing as most of the grime on mine is from my chain / scott oiler :)