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gold spokes????

Old 05-28-07, 10:32 PM
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gold spokes????

where can i get some gold spokes now that its basically impossible to get white ones? or do they even make em?
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Old 05-28-07, 10:34 PM
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they're titanium and expensive
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Old 05-28-07, 10:58 PM
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ahhh, building up a scraper bike perhaps?
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yeah, just wrap 'em in some gold tin foil then ghost ride your whip
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Old 05-29-07, 08:06 AM
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yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, scraper bike scraper bike
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gold spokes might clash with your poodle skirt. maybe consult cosmos for 25 ways to please your man or don't build bikes based on looks. huh. go figure.
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spray paint (cheap way)
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Originally Posted by isotopesope
gold spokes might clash with your poodle skirt. maybe consult cosmos for 25 ways to please your man or don't build bikes based on looks. huh. go figure.
haha youre in the wrong forum dude
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get em annodized... $15
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Old 05-29-07, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by dmotoguy
get em annodized... $15
and the additional cost of non-steel spokes...
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Old 05-29-07, 11:38 AM
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if they are steel get them powdercoated.. same price or cheaper
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Is there an Ugly Bike Contest going on somewhere that I don't know about?
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get em nickel plated.
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Old 05-29-07, 12:43 PM
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gold leaf em


(oh, you're serious?)
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Isn't velocity working on this as well? My LBS told me they'll be offering 100% gold builds to ride on the yellowbrick road.
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Originally Posted by veganaise
Is there an Ugly Bike Contest going on somewhere that I don't know about?
ummm....this has nothing to do with your post....

but isn't it "vegenaise"?

maybe i should go look in the fridge.
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Old 05-29-07, 07:04 PM
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Velocity or somebody is doing a full gold wheelset. Gold formula hubs, gold spokes, gold deep v's, gold nipples.
Four Hundred Dolla, make you holla. Can't remember where I saw them but i want them. I like Mr. T.
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Those all gold wheels are supposed to be super limited
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All the new-school Spinergies have white spokes, if you still want white.
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Originally Posted by ThrottleJock
Velocity or somebody is doing a full gold wheelset. Gold formula hubs, gold spokes, gold deep v's, gold nipples.
Four Hundred Dolla, make you holla. Can't remember where I saw them but i want them. I like Mr. T.
yep, last rims i ordered i got a flier for a limited edition gold track wheelset to be in production soon.
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I huffed gold spokes and all I got was..

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DT makes them gold anodized.
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