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Chuck Webb wrote:
> *Just to stay somewhat on topic...i've had my standard Coker for about
> 4 years now. It doesn't get ridden on any real tough terrain, but it
> has worn out two tires with no rim problems. I'd love to have the
> airfoil rim, but like others have said, i probably won't upgrade until
> i fold the stock one. One thing, though, i wouldn't recommend trying
> to use brakes on the stock rim. I tried it for a little while, but my
> rim has such a bulge at the weld that it is impossible to
> modulate...sent me flying too many times!
>
> Chuck *
I put a slight bend in my stock steel Coker rim one week before I got my
Airfoil wheel back from the wheel builder. That was almost perfect
timing.
I bent my stock Coker rim on a bad mount. I mounted, was off balance to
the side, and did a slight side hop to recover. It was only a slight
bend and was still rideable afterwards. I took it to a local bike shop
that specialized in unusual bikes and he was able to bend it back true.
The wheel works, but I don't trust it any more. I expect it to bend
again in the same spot.
The stock Coker wheel is weak. The steel rim can't take very much spoke
tension so the spokes have to be loose. The stock hub is very narrow
which doesn't help matters any. The stock wheel works, but given the
opportunity it will bend. It's a wheel failure waiting to happen.
The Airfoil is an immensely better rim. It's stronger. You can tension
the spokes to very high tension and it won't buckle. It's stronger.
Did I mention it's stronger. I'm willing to ride mine down stairs and
go on single track with no fears that the wheel is going to fail.
Put the Airfoil rim on a w-i-d-e hub and difference between it and the
stock wheel is dramatic. With a strong wheel build and a wide hub the
rim does not flex even when pedaling hard up a hill. That means that
the rim will not rub the brake pads when climbing. The wheel is solid.
It gives you confidence to ride it harder. But the cost of such a wheel
is more than the entire stock Coker.
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> *Just to stay somewhat on topic...i've had my standard Coker for about
> 4 years now. It doesn't get ridden on any real tough terrain, but it
> has worn out two tires with no rim problems. I'd love to have the
> airfoil rim, but like others have said, i probably won't upgrade until
> i fold the stock one. One thing, though, i wouldn't recommend trying
> to use brakes on the stock rim. I tried it for a little while, but my
> rim has such a bulge at the weld that it is impossible to
> modulate...sent me flying too many times!
>
> Chuck *
I put a slight bend in my stock steel Coker rim one week before I got my
Airfoil wheel back from the wheel builder. That was almost perfect
timing.
I bent my stock Coker rim on a bad mount. I mounted, was off balance to
the side, and did a slight side hop to recover. It was only a slight
bend and was still rideable afterwards. I took it to a local bike shop
that specialized in unusual bikes and he was able to bend it back true.
The wheel works, but I don't trust it any more. I expect it to bend
again in the same spot.
The stock Coker wheel is weak. The steel rim can't take very much spoke
tension so the spokes have to be loose. The stock hub is very narrow
which doesn't help matters any. The stock wheel works, but given the
opportunity it will bend. It's a wheel failure waiting to happen.
The Airfoil is an immensely better rim. It's stronger. You can tension
the spokes to very high tension and it won't buckle. It's stronger.
Did I mention it's stronger. I'm willing to ride mine down stairs and
go on single track with no fears that the wheel is going to fail.
Put the Airfoil rim on a w-i-d-e hub and difference between it and the
stock wheel is dramatic. With a strong wheel build and a wide hub the
rim does not flex even when pedaling hard up a hill. That means that
the rim will not rub the brake pads when climbing. The wheel is solid.
It gives you confidence to ride it harder. But the cost of such a wheel
is more than the entire stock Coker.
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