What I really want is a QR on the rear but my two hubs (each for its own reason) does not work with a QR, and I thought that wingnuts might just be easier to use than a shortened 15 mm box end wrench. The VO's do look rather nice, tho', IMO.
About five goathead flats so far this week -- well, that number includes a tube that tore at the valve. Still, I'd rather patch than ride wooden tires. And one almost saving grace about goatheads is that the leaks they cause are generally slow leaks that often require more than the usual 20 miles I am usually on the bike at one time to deflate the tire, so that I generally discover them the next day and can patch them in the comfort of my garage. I picked half a dozen thorn remnants out of the rear Turbo yesterday evening, tho' there was only one hole in the tube. On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Philip Williamson <philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > They come as a set of four - fronts and rears. They're already out of > stock, so possibly moot. > Besides, I thought you were all about the lean and clean look. Ankle- > gougers sticking out of your hubs don't seem like your style! > > Philip > > Philip Williamson > www.biketinker.com > > > On Apr 5, 6:28 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Wingnuts of various designs were the standard race and upscale attachment >> device until Tulio had his epiphany on the alps and, as they lasted so long >> they must have worked. I think they were used with chain tugs, though. I >> wanted to try some without the tugs and bought a handful (not the VOs) but >> found that the threading was too small for the standard track axle. >> >> I'd love to try a pair of VOs, but not, I repeat not, at $45 a pair. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 5:32 PM, mike <michaelopo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Seems dangerous. Unlike a quick-release, they can be spun loose just >> > by bumping into something. Or am I not understanding some locking >> > mechanism? >> >> > On Apr 5, 3:49 pm, Amit Singh <asd...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/vo-stainless-wingnuts.html >> >> > > Retro-Grouch-ish or Fetish-ism? :) >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > For more options, visit this group at >> >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> -- >> Patrick Moore >> Albuquerque, NM >> For professional resumes, contact >> Patrick Moore, ACRW at patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
