Araya clinchers

I have 3 pairs, inc 1 NOS.

Funnily enough that was the only site i could find them on.Asked if he would lower the value for import duties in the U.K. and he yes,if you don't mind taking the risk.Which is fine by me.

I got a pair of RC-540 from Alex back in January - he's a quality guy!
ARAYA RC-540 (a pair) 14500YEN, Spokes (Hoshi) 4500YEN
Postage to UK 5400YEN - total cost £189.94 - took 3 days to arrive and got lucky - no import duty!

I got a pair of RC-540 from Alex back in January - he's a quality guy!
ARAYA RC-540 (a pair) 14500YEN, Spokes (Hoshi) 4500YEN
Postage to UK 5400YEN - total cost £189.94 - took 3 days to arrive and got lucky - no import duty!

• (minimum)£120 for Hubs(DA)+ £25 build= £325!?... need to go lower than that.
  

I think going for Hoshi spokes might be too much for me.... still wondering. Sapim do me well.

I have 3 pairs, inc 1 NOS.

of shamals? come on fiddy don't be selfish, any ventos?

Only 1 pair I'm afraid.

I laced DA's to 530s today, and the wheels trued like butter (those were first Arayas I laced). however, fitting Gatorskins on them has been a freaking hell, mounting Marathons — famous for being hard to mount — on other wheels was much much easier in comparison.

this RS430 in black look really nice, any place where I could get them? Google doesn't help except for one ended bid in eBay (I think it is where nuknow got the photo from)...

I think going for Hoshi spokes might be too much for me.... still wondering. Sapim do me well.

I used DT Swiss competition (2.0/1.8/2.0), and they barely passed through the hub's holes, I had to bend them a lot to get them to the right rim hole (3x lacing).

do you guys know if this is normal for DA hubs? it scared me a bit (I only mounted Gran Compes before, and didn't have this "problem" at all).

(excuse this bits of thread hijacking, nucknow).

RS-430

Prices start at £96(shipped) for the 430's

Somebody is getting seen, I got 3 pairs of these last year for a total of £60.

Somebody is getting seen, I got 3 pairs of these last year for a total of £60.

were those the black ones from HH jumble?

And this is what they look like laced to DA's after returning from Armourtex:

were those the black ones from HH jumble?

Same guy, different jumble.

Google doesn't help except for one ended bid in eBay (*I think it is where nuknow got the photo from*)...

The photo and the rims :)) that winning bid was mine!, not bid, BIN, £71 the rims + £25 shipping. Getting the DA's today, set for £115. If you do search deep you always find good deals ;)

Somebody is getting seen, I got 3 pairs of these last year for a total of £60.

Last time I checked with Roberto (around last year), he had 3 pairs for £60 each, was that from him?

I used DT Swiss competition (2.0/1.8/2.0), and they barely passed through the hub's holes, I had to bend them a lot to get them to the right rim hole (3x lacing).

do you guys know if this is normal for DA hubs? it scared me a bit (I only mounted Gran Compes before, and didn't have this "problem" at all).

(excuse this bits of thread hijacking, nucknow).

?... fuck the nucks man!

ew, sorry, nuknow! :P

The photo and the rims :)) that winning bid was mine!, not bid, BIN, £71 the rims + £25 shipping. Getting the DA's today, set for £115. If you do search deep you always find good deals ;)

congratulations then. they're beautiful.

Last time I checked with Roberto (around last year), he had 3 pairs for £60 each, was that from him?

no he is saying he got 3 pairs for £60, ie. £20 per pair, ie. you lot are paying over the odds for non-eyeletted box section rims

there are some excellent rims out there if you are paying nearly a ton a pair

Last time I checked with Roberto (around last year), he had 3 pairs for £60 each, was that from him?

no he is saying he got 3 pairs for £60, ie. £20 per pair, ie. you lot are paying over the odds for non-eyeletted box section rims

there are some excellent rims out there if you are paying nearly a ton a pair

What he said.

This was before thin rimz™ became cool again.

Are thin rimz cool now? Arse, better go and swap mine for some Deep Vs.

Shit, I didn´t know that either!?... Like I said, the 430´s (along with Omega V/19´s), have always been there in the back of my mind.

no he is saying he got 3 pairs for £60, ie. £20 per pair, ie. you lot are paying over the odds for non-eyeletted box section rims

there are some excellent rims out there if you are paying nearly a ton a pair

my bad then...:(

noice, too little spokes though. are these from Benscycles?
I use Araya/Accelerators from Bencycles - 24/20 spokes rear/front - perfect if it wasn't for the fact that this frame demands low profile rims: