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Old May 5th 08, 12:30 PM posted to aus.bicycle
dej
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Default velocity rim dealers in melbourne?

Gday,
Anyone bought velocity rims through an LBS in melbourne? if so, which
store?
I finally got myself an old colnago frameset which i'm building up as
a fixie and want to use deep-v's

thanks!

ps, Gags, if you're reading this, i think i may have spotted you at
the bmc100k a couple weeks back in woodend? that was a tough ride!
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Old May 5th 08, 02:23 PM posted to aus.bicycle
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Default velocity rim dealers in melbourne?


dej Wrote:
Gday,
Anyone bought velocity rims through an LBS in melbourne? if so, which
store?
I finally got myself an old colnago frameset which i'm building up as
a fixie and want to use deep-v's



Try either Abbotsford Cycles or Human Powered Cycles in East Brunswick.


I've got a pair of pretty red deep-v's on the KoD uber commuter. Sure
do make a bike look prettier and go faster. True!


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Old May 6th 08, 03:52 AM posted to aus.bicycle
Bleve
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Default velocity rim dealers in melbourne?

On May 5, 9:30 pm, dej wrote:
Gday,
Anyone bought velocity rims through an LBS in melbourne? if so, which
store?
I finally got myself an old colnago frameset which i'm building up as
a fixie and want to use deep-v's

thanks!

ps, Gags, if you're reading this, i think i may have spotted you at
the bmc100k a couple weeks back in woodend? that was a tough ride!


For what it's worth, just about every LBS in Melb can get them, Bob
Farleigh is the local distributor.
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Old May 7th 08, 02:32 PM posted to aus.bicycle
Gags
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Default velocity rim dealers in melbourne?

"dej" wrote in message
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Gday,
Anyone bought velocity rims through an LBS in melbourne? if so, which
store?
I finally got myself an old colnago frameset which i'm building up as
a fixie and want to use deep-v's

thanks!

ps, Gags, if you're reading this, i think i may have spotted you at
the bmc100k a couple weeks back in woodend? that was a tough ride!


I bought my Deep Vs from Abbotsford cycles and got a pretty good deal on
them. I have been riding them for a while now on the fixie and they are
still true.

I was at the BMC a couple of weeks ago - what a great day it was weather
wise and to top it off I managed to get through the 100km without any flats
or mechanicals!!! The tracks were great and I was having a wow of a time up
until about the 80km mark when I started to cramp pretty severely in the
inner thigh (adductors??), quads, hammies, and calves!!! By 90km I just
wanted it all to end and that last rest stop seemed to take forever to get
to. I ended up with a time of 7h22m although my computer showed 6h35m of
actual riding time......the rest of the time was either refuelling at one of
the rest stations or stopping for a stretch (I did this about 4 or 5 times
in the last 20km or so!!!).

It was a fantastic course and I reckon that by next year I will have
forgotten the pain and might sign up for another crack at it. I might even
try and do some preparation next time around as prior to this ride I can't
remember the last time I did more than ride to or from work in one go and
that is only 15 to 20km each way depending on which way I go!!

What time did you end up getting Dej??

Gags


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Old May 7th 08, 03:46 PM posted to aus.bicycle
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Default velocity rim dealers in melbourne?


there's also DT RR 1.2s, which I keep pimping

They're virtually identical to Deep Vs, but they're joined better and
they look better

Pretty much any shop can get them, coz they're distributed by
Dirtworks. Without 'knowing' the bike shop, they'll cost about $120 per
rim, so obviously a bit less if you're chummy with your local shop

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Old May 9th 08, 12:34 AM posted to aus.bicycle
dej
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Default velocity rim dealers in melbourne?

On May 7, 11:32 pm, "Gags" wrote:
"dej" wrote in message

...

Gday,
Anyone bought velocity rims through an LBS in melbourne? if so, which
store?
I finally got myself an old colnago frameset which i'm building up as
a fixie and want to use deep-v's


thanks!


ps, Gags, if you're reading this, i think i may have spotted you at
the bmc100k a couple weeks back in woodend? that was a tough ride!


I bought my Deep Vs from Abbotsford cycles and got a pretty good deal on
them. I have been riding them for a while now on the fixie and they are
still true.

I was at the BMC a couple of weeks ago - what a great day it was weather
wise and to top it off I managed to get through the 100km without any flats
or mechanicals!!! The tracks were great and I was having a wow of a time up
until about the 80km mark when I started to cramp pretty severely in the
inner thigh (adductors??), quads, hammies, and calves!!! By 90km I just
wanted it all to end and that last rest stop seemed to take forever to get
to. I ended up with a time of 7h22m although my computer showed 6h35m of
actual riding time......the rest of the time was either refuelling at one of
the rest stations or stopping for a stretch (I did this about 4 or 5 times
in the last 20km or so!!!).

It was a fantastic course and I reckon that by next year I will have
forgotten the pain and might sign up for another crack at it. I might even
try and do some preparation next time around as prior to this ride I can't
remember the last time I did more than ride to or from work in one go and
that is only 15 to 20km each way depending on which way I go!!

What time did you end up getting Dej??

Gags


Gday
ahh you did much better than me my time was 8hr13 or something
I had no flats, but managed to separate some links in my chain at
about the 50-60km mark which meant it would skip in the bigger gears
ended up riding the last 40kms in the middle ring and the 20t rear
i too experienced the cramps hammies, quads all at the same time,
kinda makes it difficult to decide which one to stretch first
i think by next time i'll try organise a dually. the 1st 40kms or so
was good on the hardtail but by the end of it, it was pretty tiring
having to stand up over the bumpy sections
i still cant believe the winning time was 4hr 20 or something given
some of the sections and the climbs

thanks for the tip on abbotsford, they tell me they'll be in today so
i'll try organise the rims.
will post some pics of the fixed once its all built up. it's an older
colnago master frame/fork, it'll have deep v's and kazane track hubs/
cranks.
i'd like to get my hands on some gold campag cranks but i rekon the
wifey would boot me out if i spent the cash on those
 




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