Wheel question
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From: Sacramento
Wheel question
I am looking to put 40 or 60 spoke wheels on my 09 Fat Bob, and I need some help finding reasonably priced wheels! I am building my bars, rear fender, and anything else I can so I really want to find a good but inexpensive set of wheels and get them powder coated to my liking. I have read through a lot of posts but was hoping to get some advice on where you guys buy your wheels.
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From: Palm Harbor fl.
problem with cheap wire wheels... chrome steel spokes and nipples.... rust too easy. IMHO get a nice set of good wires, done the way you want them, with good stainless spokes and good nipples. H-D wheels, black bike wheels, hogpros. All good options and not too much $$. Also american wire wheels makes nice wheels that don't ever need truing and are tubeless too.
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From: Texas City, TX
Good luck finding Cheap wire wheels anywhere, especially in the wide rim sizes the fat bob uses. I've been hunting for an 18x2.50 rim for a while now. I was looking at $200 or more for Just the rim, no spokes. I've decided to wire up my 19x2.50 front rim to my rear hub when I do my 21" swap up front. Good luck on your hunt. Rounder is right, the chrome steel spokes/nipples aren't as good as the stainless, but I'm pretty sure factory HD rims/spokes are chromed steel. Take care of them and they'll be fine if you're pinching pennies.
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