Airfoil 36-inch wheelset- Good Price!

rhysling · 2002-10-17, 02:18 PM

I'v been covetting 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 componants:

$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 componant 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 gratatude should supplant any feelings of discomfort. $199 is sweet. It's a pitty 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 seperates 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).

-Christopher

harper · 2002-10-17, 04:18 PM

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.

Max_Dingemans · 2002-10-17, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by rhysling
I'v been covetting 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 componants:

$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 componant 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 gratatude should supplant any feelings of discomfort. $199 is sweet. It's a pitty the rim isn't double walled- maybe some day!

-Christopher

Ummm, the airfoil rims are double walled...

phil · 2002-10-17, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by harper
Let's just hope their products don't start crashing like Microsoft's.

Aah, my unicycles crash on a regular and frequent basis. However... I don't think the blame lies with the supplier...

Phil, just me

rhysling · 2002-10-17, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Max_Dingemans
Ummm, the airfoil rims are double walled...

Yikes! So they are- even better. Anyone seen a profile of the extrusion? Looks flat to me, as apposed to a box. May have to buy one and cut it...

-C

Max_Dingemans · 2002-10-17, 05:11 PM

if you look at the arrow racing website it's similar to thier rims.

Max_Dingemans · 2002-10-17, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Max_Dingemans
if you look at the arrow racing website it's similar to thier rims.

more specifically, like hte DHX rim seen here: http://www.arrowracing.com/default.asp?link=rim

yoopers · 2002-10-17, 06:26 PM

Chris,

I've had the tire off my Airfoil rim and yes indeedy, the rims are double walled.

The more stressing issue though is the difficulty in installing the Coker tire back on the Airfoil rim. Amy D. once warned me that I would want them to install the tire for me instead of sending the tire and rim disassembled. "Naw," I said. I'm a man! I can change a little ol' tire!

Now after the one installation, "Okay, Amy, how much does it cost to send my Coker wheel to you next time I need a tire changed?"

jagur · 2002-10-17, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by yoopers
The more stressing issue though is the difficulty in installing the Coker tire back on the Airfoil rim.

theres no way that it can be harder than putting a Monty tire on an Alex rim.

2002-10-17, 07:28 PM

The bummer is that I think it's $55 each way by UPS since it is so big! You
better work on learning the trick - I haven't tried it yet so can't help
out. What is so hard about it? Just tight?

---Nathan

"yoopers" <yoopers.cokcn@timelimit.unicyclist.com> wrote in message
news:yoopers.cokcn@timelimit.unicyclist.com...
>
> Chris,
>
> I've had the tire off my Airfoil rim and yes indeedy, the rims are
> double walled.
>
> The more stressing issue though is the difficulty in installing the
> Coker tire back on the Airfoil rim. Amy D. once warned me that I would
> want them to install the tire for me instead of sending the tire and rim
> disassembled. "Naw," I said. I'm a man! I can change a little ol'
> tire!
>
> Now after the one installation, "Okay, Amy, how much does it cost to
> send my Coker wheel to you next time I need a tire changed?"

rhysling · 2002-10-17, 07:52 PM

That profile looks waaay better than the novelty quality rim on the standard 36C (no need to wet out carbon fiber on the inside as reinforcement). Anybody riding one have any comments on how it performs in a twist-hop? My standard threatens to fold durring this manuver...

-C

yoopers · 2002-10-17, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nathan Hoover
The bummer is that I think it's $55 each way by UPS since it is so big! You
better work on learning the trick - I haven't tried it yet so can't help
out. What is so hard about it? Just tight?

Yep, very, very tight. I must have struggled with it for a good 15 or more minutes using two tire irons (actually plastic). Of course I'm just joking about sending it back and forth to Uni.com for tire changes. Don't forget, I'm a real man and can change tires (now that the tire is installed).

Bruce

rhysling · 2002-10-17, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by yoopers
Don't forget, I'm a real man and can change tires...

In one fail swoop Bruce renders Lewis Gender Uncertain...

-C

entertainer · 2002-10-17, 09:03 PM

Rhysling asked about a "twist-hop". I'd like to know this myself. I have the Coker Deluxe, but can't bring myself to hop on it yet. It seems to be very sturdy, but I suppose I'm gun-shy from having bent a crank on my Unicycle Factory 45" big wheel the first day I got it (several years back). As much as I paid for this Coker D, I want to get a few more mile on it before I have to send or take it somewhere to be repaired.

Mike

yoopers · 2002-10-17, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by entertainer
Rhysling asked about a "twist-hop". I'd like to know this myself. I have the Coker Deluxe, but can't bring myself to hop on it yet. It seems to be very sturdy, but I suppose I'm gun-shy from having bent a crank on my Unicycle Factory 45" big wheel the first day I got it (several years back). As much as I paid for this Coker D, I want to get a few more mile on it before I have to send or take it somewhere to be repaired.

Mike

Mike,

One can definitely hop on a Coker, it's just a matter of how much and where. My boys can hop on their standard Cokers, http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/cokertricksters, because their "how much" is not as much as my "how much". I folded a standard Coker wheel just by climbing up onto the saddle. I have the Diet (Deluxe) Coker as well but I don't dare attempt to attain a higher elevational state than ground level for fear of revenge. I know the Coker is just laying in state awaiting it's chance to avenge the destruction of it's brethern.

As for where, I would however attempt Coker hopping in a place of lower gravitational pull other than this big orbital ball on which I live.

Bruce

2002-10-17, 02:18 PM	#1
rhysling Simmian Envoy from Fenetic Climate Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Circling overhead. Posts: 1,867	Airfoil 36-inch wheelset- Good Price! I'v been covetting 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 componants: $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 componant 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 gratatude should supplant any feelings of discomfort. $199 is sweet. It's a pitty 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 seperates 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). -Christopher __________________ "Jeeeezus! I can be misunderstood enough all by myself" -Uni57 "Jesus would love you if he were real." -Catboy "Could someone please pass the brain soap?" -Jethro

2002-10-17, 04:18 PM	#2
harper 768 - It's in your DNA Join Date: Sep 2001 Age: 60 Posts: 8,558	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. __________________ -Greg Harper Destroying the climate by shutting down nuclear power plants, one by one, since 1979. JC is the only main man. There can be no other. "A fool on a unicycle is redundant" - J.D. Miller

2002-10-17, 05:11 PM	#6
Max_Dingemans Pedal Pedal Crash Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,391	if you look at the arrow racing website it's similar to thier rims. __________________ There is nothing worse than a gross exaggeration.

2002-10-17, 07:28 PM	#10
Nathan Hoover Newsgroup User Posts: n/a	Re: Airfoil 36-inch wheelset- Good Price! The bummer is that I think it's $55 each way by UPS since it is so big! You better work on learning the trick - I haven't tried it yet so can't help out. What is so hard about it? Just tight? ---Nathan "yoopers" <yoopers.cokcn@timelimit.unicyclist.com> wrote in message news:yoopers.cokcn@timelimit.unicyclist.com... > > Chris, > > I've had the tire off my Airfoil rim and yes indeedy, the rims are > double walled. > > The more stressing issue though is the difficulty in installing the > Coker tire back on the Airfoil rim. Amy D. once warned me that I would > want them to install the tire for me instead of sending the tire and rim > disassembled. "Naw," I said. I'm a man! I can change a little ol' > tire! > > Now after the one installation, "Okay, Amy, how much does it cost to > send my Coker wheel to you next time I need a tire changed?"

2002-10-17, 07:52 PM	#11
rhysling Simmian Envoy from Fenetic Climate Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Circling overhead. Posts: 1,867	That profile looks waaay better than the novelty quality rim on the standard 36C (no need to wet out carbon fiber on the inside as reinforcement). Anybody riding one have any comments on how it performs in a twist-hop? My standard threatens to fold durring this manuver... -C __________________ "Jeeeezus! I can be misunderstood enough all by myself" -Uni57 "Jesus would love you if he were real." -Catboy "Could someone please pass the brain soap?" -Jethro

2002-10-17, 06:26 PM	#8
yoopers Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Waldorf, MD Age: 52 Posts: 6,683	Chris, I've had the tire off my Airfoil rim and yes indeedy, the rims are double walled. The more stressing issue though is the difficulty in installing the Coker tire back on the Airfoil rim. Amy D. once warned me that I would want them to install the tire for me instead of sending the tire and rim disassembled. "Naw," I said. I'm a man! I can change a little ol' tire! Now after the one installation, "Okay, Amy, how much does it cost to send my Coker wheel to you next time I need a tire changed?"

2002-10-17, 09:03 PM	#14
entertainer Toe clips ? Sure ! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: middle Tennessee Posts: 37	Rhysling asked about a "twist-hop". I'd like to know this myself. I have the Coker Deluxe, but can't bring myself to hop on it yet. It seems to be very sturdy, but I suppose I'm gun-shy from having bent a crank on my Unicycle Factory 45" big wheel the first day I got it (several years back). As much as I paid for this Coker D, I want to get a few more mile on it before I have to send or take it somewhere to be repaired. Mike

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