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+7flatboarder PQRS... ZED INSTIGATOR SheWolf mtb mwakey 11 posters |
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mwakey
| Subject: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:36 pm | |
| First pics of my new Marchesini wheels and new Conti Road Attack tires. I got a super (and I mean super) deal on them from a guy on SMJ. I just couldn't pass them up. Brand new Marchesini wheels, including new tires and new brake discs. Plus he threw in a new 44 tooth Vortex aluminum sprocket. I plan to sell the 44T sprocket since I want to go with a smaller one. I'll post the sprocket in the For Sale section if anyone is interested. I already have my stock wheels and rotors sold (maybe). I haven't been for a ride yet, since it's been raining here for like three weeks now. I just finished installing them last night. I hope to get them scuffed in this weekend. So what do ya think?... The real pisser was I just installed new wheels and tires on my truck last week. The day after I installed them I found the deal on the bike wheels. So much for that credit card! It got maxed in two days. At least nobody can accuse me of not helping the economy.... | |
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mtb
| Subject: Re: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:53 pm | |
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mwakey
| Subject: Re: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:11 pm | |
| Sorry Gary, old buddy. It just goes to show you the amount of money I am willing to spend just to piss you off. I don't do that for just anyone ya know! Have fun at the track. At least you have a track. Nothing like that around here. And with all the rain the last few weeks I am beginning to wonder if I will ever ride again. I bet you sent all this rain over here from Singapore didn't you? | |
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SheWolf Alpha Rider
| Subject: Re: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:27 pm | |
| Sonofabitch Mark...that is one drop dead gorgeous bike! Nice truck too. Good to see another GM fan. Mine's almost vintage now. Why does it look like that back wheel is bigger?? _________________ A wolf's voice echoed down the mountain 'Share the bounty of the hunt with your brothers and sisters, and forever be strong and free.' | |
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INSTIGATOR
| Subject: Re: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:34 pm | |
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| Subject: Re: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:51 pm | |
| Hey mwakey, do you still have the other wheels around? How about a weight comparison with numbers? | |
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mwakey
| Subject: Re: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:51 am | |
| Thanks for all the love guys. Didn't mean to piss you all off so bad.... well maybe a little! I just couldn't pass up the deal. I didn't think about doing a weight comparison. I just weighed the stock wheels with tires on my highly scientific bathroom scale. The stock rear tire and wheel (minus rotor and sprocket) weighs 23 pounds. The front wheel and tire (with rotor) weighs 20 pounds. I'm guessing the Marchesinis are both heavier than stock. They're both a half inch wider than the stock rims and have more rubber mounted to them. I will try to remember to weigh them when I take them back off. I need to get them balanced. I just stuck them on the bike to check the fit and to take a few pics. | |
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flatboarder
| Subject: Re: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:50 am | |
| Looks phantastic. Wouldn't use it for races, but definitely awesome looking. Should be tubeless, aren't they? Very nice. | |
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boogn1sh
| Subject: Re: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:51 am | |
| I'd hit it. | |
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Krabill
| Subject: Re: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Sat Jun 06, 2009 1:51 pm | |
| Selling the stockers? | |
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mwakey
| Subject: Re: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:29 pm | |
| - flatboarder wrote:
- Looks phantastic. Wouldn't use it for races, but definitely awesome looking.
Should be tubeless, aren't they? Very nice. Tubeless = yes. One of the many reasons I bought them. | |
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mwakey
| Subject: Re: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:34 pm | |
| - Krabill wrote:
- Selling the stockers?
Yes, but I have them sorta promised to a guy on TT for the time being. He has first dibs, but nothing is a done deal yet. I'll let you know if he doesn't want them. | |
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Notsolegit
| Subject: Re: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:04 am | |
| Trick setup mate, love it. | |
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King Wolf
| Subject: Re: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:49 am | |
| NICE...man i am digging them. Just wondering how much the guy off TT is going to give you for your rims? Just to know what used ones go for so if/when i want to pick some up for my R. | |
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mtb
| Subject: Re: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Tue Jun 09, 2009 3:32 am | |
| Have you got a chance to ride it yet? I wonder if they do make any significant differences | |
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mwakey
| Subject: Re: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:17 am | |
| Well it's still been raining here every day since I got the new wheels. There were a few breaks in the clouds where I got out for a few short rides, but I am still scuffing in the new tires, so it's hard to say how it rides yet. I've just been riding slow and checking everything out. New rotors need broke in too. Retorqued everything last night and all is well. I think I'll finally get to ride it to work later this week as the rain is suposed to let up in the next few days. That will be a good long ride and should let me know how they feel at speed.
The old wheels are shipping out today to Jaynen on TT. I'm selling them for $600 (plus shipping) with the stock tires and rotors. Pretty good deal. I felt that since I got a good deal on the new ones, I should pass along a good deal on the old ones. Jaynen has a R² and wanted a set of supermoto wheels to swap out. | |
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SheWolf Alpha Rider
| Subject: Re: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:13 am | |
| You should drag his butt over here. _________________ A wolf's voice echoed down the mountain 'Share the bounty of the hunt with your brothers and sisters, and forever be strong and free.' | |
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mwakey
| Subject: Re: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:37 pm | |
| Kinda figured he would have found us here by now. Most others from TT have "converted". I'm going to be talking to him tonight so I'll tell him what you said. | |
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SheWolf Alpha Rider
| Subject: Re: The Blue Meanie rolls with Marchesini Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:28 pm | |
| Jay's a good guy. He's contributed a lot of intelligent discussions towards our beloved little rebels. I'll give him a nice welcome... _________________ A wolf's voice echoed down the mountain 'Share the bounty of the hunt with your brothers and sisters, and forever be strong and free.' | |
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