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• #2
Black hubs and Black spokes laced to a black rim might work
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• #3
i tried and failed to make a completely black wheel, you have to watch out for braking surface and also nipples, as well as the nipple protectors that you get on good wheels, because these things all seem to be silver.
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• #4
that was my next question.... can you get black braking surfaces?
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• #5
that was my next question.... can you get black braking surfaces?
Errrr? Shall I draw you a picture?
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• #6
Black hubs and Black spokes laced to a black rim might work
Greasy bollox...
black hubs system, on one, ambrosio for the cheaper end... best thing to do is search hubs then check out what comes, in what colours... and ditto with other items.Choose the bits you like and can afford.
IMO not worth starting a thread about this.
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that was my next question.... can you get black braking surfaces?
yes
hplusson.
done. next qsl42- apparently a braking surface:
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• #8
Get some wheels, any colour, ride em in London for a week. Done
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• #9
that was my next question.... can you get black braking surfaces?
You can, but it won't stay that way for long. Machined braking surface colour will disappear the first time you ride in the wet (or gradually in the dry), an un machined braking surface will last a bit longer, especially with carbon(cork) pads, but will still go.
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• #10
yes
hplusson.
done. next qsl42- apparently a braking surface:
Doesn't stay that way for long, I use my brake quite sparingly and it lasted a couple of seriously wet rides, now kind of an off dirty grey colour.
(I have those rims)
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• #12
what gizmond says is important.
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• #13
Or track specific so (sort of) no braking surface problems but what about Navigator Pistas? Debadged.
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• #14
Mavic Open Pro Ceramic
£75 each
Black braking surface.
http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/news/article/mps/UAN/2052/v/1/sp/
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• #15
Black hubs and Black spokes laced to a black rim might work
And some black tires, if you can track them down.
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• #16
disk brake, then no machined surface, or just ride brakeless
or don't ask a stupid question
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• #17
Or track specific so (sort of) no braking surface problems but what about Navigator Pistas? Debadged.
Actually, my mates selling a pair of debadged Navigator Pistas. Used to be mine a while back, off my Dolan
Black hubs AND black spokes£50
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• #18
Well I knew they were all black because I've been looking at getting some. I've PM'd you pistanator. (That isn't jacking the thread is it? Sorry)
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• #19
I got Deep V's, Sapim spokes n nipples and Mavic hubs, all matching black.
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Spraypaint?
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• #21
[Sharp intake of breath] You do know the navigator pistas have got silver spoke nipples :-)
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• #22
ha
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• #23
Get some wheels, any colour, ride em in London for a week. Done
+1
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• #24
i did the all black wheels on my beater with on-one large flange hubs, ACI (or something) spokes, Mavic (can't remember) rims (rattle-canned).
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• #25
[Sharp intake of breath] You do know the navigator pistas have got silver spoke nipples :-)
+1 coz I've got some! Them nips are silver, but I like it.
I want to get/build some completely black wheels, im not after anything fancy, just something decent and not too expensive.
What are my options?
ta.