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Offline 3Airheads

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K75S wheels
« on: June 11, 2020, 07:18:45 AM »
Should I stay away from a 1992 K75S and go for an earlier one with the stronger Y spoke wheels?
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Offline The Mighty Gryphon

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Re: K75S wheels
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2020, 07:33:52 AM »
I hate cleaning those 4 spoke wheels.  Three spoke wheels almost clean themselves in comparison. 

I bought a bike that had a dented three spoke wheel, it was pretty easy to straighten.  Since then, I've put a lot of trouble free miles on my bikes with three spoke wheels.
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Offline triplek

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Re: K75S wheels
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2020, 01:03:55 PM »
You'll find it easy to swap a three spoke K75 for the more widely available snowflake rim.

I'm in the midwest, and if you're close I'll come to you.
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Offline triplek

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Re: K75S wheels
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2020, 01:05:58 PM »
*Snowflake and "Y" rims are just two names for the same thing.
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Offline Laitch

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Re: K75S wheels
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2020, 01:55:33 PM »
Quote from: triplek on June 11, 2020, 01:05:58 PM
*Snowflake and "Y" rims are just two names for the same thing.
The original Snowflake alloy rim was used on early R models. These are them. They looked more like snowflakes. They also were modified to strengthen them.
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Offline volador

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Re: K75S wheels
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2020, 02:00:58 PM »
Quote from: 3Airheads on June 11, 2020, 07:18:45 AM
Should I stay away from a 1992 K75S and go for an earlier one with the stronger Y spoke wheels?

for gawd sakes please explain why 1 would go from radial wearing 3 spokers to the original cast Snowflake or "Y" rims
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