21" fat spoke front wheel advice

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Mar 26, 2014 | 04:18 PM

bikehunter

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21" fat spoke front wheel advice

I know this has been spoken about hundreds of times before but I like the 21" wheel fat spoke, question is before I take the plunge, what width do you guys recommend and what manufacture in your opinion is the better?
My main issue with a skinny wheel is the fact that you have to negative steer when cornering, or so I have experienced on a Victory but it did have a large rear tyre.
I wish to run tubeless as well so the sealing is important, nothing worse than getting a punture on a tubed tyre!

Mar 26, 2014 | 04:32 PM

Turret_plug

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I'm pretty certain about the only size you'd be offered would be a 21x3.5...... I'd be terrified to run anything skinnier. I currently run a 21" DNA Mammoth spoke rim on my front with a Vee Rubber white wall size 120/70-21...... Tubeless with absolutely ZERO issues whatsoever! Handles like it's on rails, and in my opinion much better than stock on my 2013 street glide.....

The vee rubber I have on my 18" rear mammoth spoke, well, that's another story altogether!

Mar 27, 2014 | 02:02 AM

bikehunter

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Thanks Turret for the reply. I run currently 18" on the front and 16" rear and find it very good compared to the original 16".
Just didn't want to make it worse by replacing it with the 21, but love the look!

Mar 27, 2014 | 02:21 AM

flhtp9602

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I run the same set up as turrent on my 96 flht except I run a Metzler me880..had to drill out rear fender hole to 3/8 and roll fender forward a tad for clearence... taped a 1\4 nut on tire spunit a few times good to go rides handles well with 21 front and 16 rear

Mar 27, 2014 | 02:47 AM

BenRK05

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Dna 52 fat spoke. 21/16 vee rubber on the front dunlop 402 rear. I lowered the front an inch so now it feels likw I did when I was running 16/16 F/R. I used the stock rear sprocket I had to get shorter lengths bolt. That the only problem I had with my set up. I went with DNA because of the price. I have had the wheels for 2 years and 20,000 miles. I have had no problems so far.

Mar 27, 2014 | 05:27 PM

Turret_plug

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On my 13 SG..... I didn't have to drill anything out, lucky in guess. I will warn about the NEWER vee rubber sizes, especially the 18" rear if you go that route. I've already had 2 on there, both were warped/oblong. The font Vee Rubber 21"..... Is solid. The vendor I purchased through, has hesitantly agreed to exchange me a pair of avon cobras, black walls, not what I wanted...... But I can live for a while until a new manufacturer comes out with a better tire!

Mar 27, 2014 | 05:40 PM

DynaJ

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well I guess I'm going to tell you the down side, I have DNA mammoth fat spokes, That being said I run tubes the only reason I do is because you will get some leak down if you don't maybe you will be lucky but more guys have leak down issues that don't. Actually I would look at sinister wheels they have a fat spoke called fat daddy I believe. Some manufactures run a 3.25 wide front wheel, I have ran them and they are no different than the 3.5. So you think that getting a puncture in a front tubed tire is bad? Is it because you think you can plug it and keep on rolling? Maybe but I would never do that. I personally would rather put a new tube in it or buy a new tire but each to their own. You wanna buy mine?.. I think I'm going with different wheels here pretty soon! Make you a hell of a deal...