Airfoil 36-inch wheelset- Good Price!

[yoopers]

Originally posted by yoopers

http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/cokertricksters,

I just noticed that one little comma has wrecked havoc on my post. The proper link is http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/cokertricksters

Bruce

> I've been coveting a new 36" Airfoil wheel for a while, and priced out
> the parts; The Source is offering it at a great price. Here's a list
> of the components:
>
> $89 - Airfoil Rim
> $25 - Bicycle Euro Cranks
> $25 - Suzue Hub
> $32 - Spokes
> $1 - Rim Strip
>
> Add to this the $30 retail cost of a wheel build by John Kovachi, and
> the total component cost comes to $202; The Source lists the wheel at
> $199. The $89 rim cost may catch some off guard, but when you consider
> the cost and risk of investing in a custom rim to a limited marked, I
> think gratitude should supplant any feelings of discomfort. $199 is
> sweet. It's a pity the rim isn't double walled- maybe some day!
>
> There's another item in the Uni.com candy shop that you'll be interested
> in if in the marked for a fresh spoked big wheel. As you're probably
> all ready aware, George Barnes is mod'ing Suzue hubs by extending the
> axel. Not only does he switch the L and E, he separates the axel
> halves, splices them back together with a section of tubing, then MIG
> welds them in place. How much does this cost? ONLY $24. This ROCKS
> -$49 for a custom hub. Get 'em while they're hot. Now if we can get
> John to offer rainbow titanium spokes as an option, we'll be set!
>
> Since I was touching base, I decided to check up on where the
> Profile/Gazz/Alex or Doublewide wheel set prices are at. The Alex
> wheel set is priced at $549; component costs now come to $419, for a
> wheel build cost of $110 (down from it's high of $137). The Doublewide
> is $579, with a recipe cost of $457- bringing the cost to have this cake
> baked to $122 (down from $174).
>
> Keep in mind that Kovachi's charge to you and me to have a wheel spoked
> would be $30.
>
> If you've ever had the pleasure of putting on a set of Profile cranks,
> it can be a chore... so some allowance should be made here; the Profile
> Hub and Crank set retails from Profile at $240 -$59 less than the
> source. No word on weather that includes bearings- so the difference
> may be as little at $43. That eats up all and more of any 'allowance'.
> On the positive side, this price is down $16 from the last time I
> checked.
>
> To sum it up: Buy the new 36" wheel upgrade spoked up- it's a good deal,
> as is the custom big wheel hub. If it's a prime off road wheel set
> you're looking for, you can save about $130 by buying the parts (that
> figure all ready accounts for shipping from 2 vendors and having the
> wheel built for $30).

Thanks, man.

> Is unicycle.com going the way of the electronic computation industry?
> Halving prices and doubling performance every year? Let's just hope
> their products don't start crashing like Microsoft's.

My unicycle crashes way more often than my computer.

How do you install Linux in a unicycle?