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well, to begin with, i love balance through tension and contrast. i always loved different wheels front/rear but
couldn't bring myself to a white front rim on that - it would have properly killed it dead. but the tire sets it off nicely.
so then, since i have a slap of 3M reflective white vinyl and am a bit conscious about side visibility,
i thought put it on the rim. one can get these stripes for motorcycles, to be applied to the rim,
but that would make it a another hoop when you look at it stationary. instead, i applied as a short section,
so that it 'forms a circle' when it spins, but more to underline the actual spinning.
you really get that sense of speed there, watching it go round and i love the look when one locks the rear for a skid.
all that is made more visible through that white section on the rim.
the spokes are wrapped in the same 3M stuff, i just wanted to see how it looks really.
did came up with this during actual lacing the wheel and expected it not to be that nice,
but it works for me. hope it lasts a bit.
haha, reflective spokes ftw!
...and if you suspect, i might be a bit of a fuzzy person in that - you don't know half of it!