new 500 wheels

[nano2nd]

before



and after

[Jarcy]

Nice, but I would say that.
I thought 500 wheels were like gold dust now.
2nd hand I take it?

[Ribol]

Put the same on mine, did you go 16" front and rear? What happened to the old ones?

Ivan

[JonRB]

They're like rocking horse poo ("how rare"), which means that if you damage them on your genuine Griff 500 or Chimaera 500 then you've got a problem replacing them.

Doesn't help when Chimaera 400 and 450 owners buy them up to pretend that they've got a Chimaera 500.

[nano2nd]

JonRB said:

Doesn't help when Chimaera 400 and 450 owners buy them up to pretend that they've got a Chimaera 500.

actualy there were an option for all the later Chimaeras, you can still have a chim 500 with the 5 spokes

as said "hens teeth" and even harder to find in good condition for a sensible price. the old ones will be retired to the garage

16"/15" if you know of any 16" fronts going let me know

[shnozz]

personally, and maybe its just me, I prefer the 5 spokes

[apache]

Me too, Griff standard wheels seem too angular for such a curvy shape

[JonRB]

shnozz said:

personally, and maybe its just me, I prefer the 5 spokes

I must admit that when I bought mine I felt the same, but bought the 500 anyway in spite of its wheels.

However, 3 years on and they have grown on me to the extent that I prefer them now.

[nano2nd]

theres certainly nothing wrong with the 5 spokes, except maybe they show off your rusty brake discs a little to much

now all i need is a suite of leven bits and some cerby seats and she'll be perfect

[prussianblue450]

I agree, the 5 spokes are a bit more aggressive looking to me

[Podie]

shnozz said:

personally, and maybe its just me, I prefer the 5 spokes

... just you...

[shnozz]

Podie said:

shnozz said: personally, and maybe its just me, I prefer the 5 spokes ... just you...

good time to post that after 3 people agreed with me.

Oh I do hope you are acting for the other side in my 2pm application at southampton county court...

[JonRB]

shnozz said:

good time to post that after 3 people agreed with me.

I submit to the learned counsel that one of the aforementioned people said that they now prefer the 500's to the 5 spokes.

[shnozz]

JonRB said:

shnozz said: good time to post that after 3 people agreed with me. I submit to the learned counsel that one of the aforementioned people said that they now prefer the 500's to the 5 spokes.

and in reply to my friend I would wish to point out that simply a further post in agreement is sufficient for the purposes of concluding it was not "only me". In view of this, protracted posting on the issue of number of agreeable posts does not appear to further the argument of my learned opponent...

[shnozz]

[JonRB]

shnozz said:

and in reply to my friend I would wish to point out that simply a further post in agreement is sufficient for the purposes of concluding it was not "only me". In view of this, protracted posting on the issue of number of agreeable posts does not appear to further the argument of my learned opponent...

I concede the point that my most erudite opponent is making and withdraw my objection forthwith.

[DustyC]

So, anyone got any old wheels for me?

Im after a cheap set and dont care about condition.

Please email me.
Thanks

[shnozz]

DustyC said:

So, anyone got any old wheels for me? Im after a cheap set and dont care about condition. Please email me. Thanks

oi! stay out of the chimaera section. the last thing i want is 18 months of posting about how you went to look at a set of wheels but they werent quite the right shade of anthracite or one of them had a 2 mm tar patch on it....

[Podie]

shnozz said:

Podie said: shnozz said: personally, and maybe its just me, I prefer the 5 spokes ... just you... good time to post that after 3 people agreed with me. Oh I do hope you are acting for the other side in my 2pm application at southampton county court...

Some people just don't get irony, do they Shnozz...

[shnozz]

Podie said:

shnozz said: Podie said: shnozz said: personally, and maybe its just me, I prefer the 5 spokes ... just you... good time to post that after 3 people agreed with me. Oh I do hope you are acting for the other side in my 2pm application at southampton county court... Some people just don't get irony, do they Shnozz...

only good attempts at it