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I'm looking at buying a used bike with SPIN wheels, the old one's three big spokes. I know they don't make them anymore, but can some tell me if its a plus or minus.

I guess I could just take them off and sell them, then buy a new set of convention wheels, is their a market for them ?

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Velroc
 
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velroc said:
I'm looking at buying a used bike with SPIN wheels, the old one's three big spokes. I know they don't make them anymore, but can some tell me if its a plus or minus.

I guess I could just take them off and sell them, then buy a new set of convention wheels, is their a market for them ?

Thanks,
Velroc
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Shiggy's right- there's really no market for them. I think the only time they were big was when that show "Pacific Blue" was on the air. They'd be okay for a commuter bike and they look kind of cool but that's about it. It looks like Grimeca makes something similar but I have yet to see any on anyone's bike. I still prefer a conventional wheel with conventional spokes that I can buy at any decent shop and service myself and not have to wait or send away.

http://www.grimeca.it/eng/ruote/index.htm
 
#6 ·
Yup they were trendy for a while....

but they didn't perform exactly as promissed. They did come out of true eventually and it was a real bugger to get em trued back up, if you could at all. And as others have said, they are heavy and once the brake track wore out the wheel was junk. You could run em till they were trashed and in the mean time save for a new conventional wheel set. Or as you suggested try to sell them. You might find a retro geek that would be interested in the set. Otherwise, as others have said, there isn't much of a market for them. Your best bet would be to use them, if they are in reasonable shape, until you could pick up another set. That is of course assuming that you even buy the bike.

Good Dirt
 
#7 ·
Spin is still around but they no longer make bicycle wheels. They have changed their name and are only makeing wheels for wheel chairs now. When they were making mtb wheels if you did wear the rim out you could send the wheel to them and they would replace the rim for $60.
 
#10 ·
Hello everyone,

if you do not think that SPINS are such a good idea, what can be done or used to prevent wheels from becoming badly buckled? Sure, you can get them made true by bike shops but that's at a cost each time.

My spokes in particular may be more hassle than they are worth due to the style:

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What do you think?
 
#11 ·
IMO, the nice part about spoked wheels is that more spokes keeps the branches out. Bigger gaps is more opportunity for bigger sticks to find their way in and break stuff. Plus, with 32 spokes, you can afford to lose one or 2 and still limp it home. With the 3 spokes on the Spins, and the 4 on Spinnergy, losing a spoke is certain to result in complete wheel failure.


And is that a Girvin fork on that GT?
 
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Sheepdisease said:
Hello everyone,

if you do not think that SPINS are such a good idea, what can be done or used to prevent wheels from becoming badly buckled? Sure, you can get them made true by bike shops but that's at a cost each time.

My spokes in particular may be more hassle than they are worth due to the style:

Image


What do you think?
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Haven't seen a twisted spoke wheel for a while! From what I remember, truing them isn't any fun, or was that just building them? Was curious, so googled just a bit and found this quickly, kind of what I thought https://www.instructables.com/id/Twisted-Spoke-Bicycle-Wheel-Lacing---flowers!/

Well built wheels last a long time and rarely need truing. Learning how to true and/or build a wheel is a good skill to have and isn't as hard as many think. A standard wheel, that is.
 
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Lookinf for a Front spin "disc hub part" assembly

Looking for a while for a front spin disc brake hub assembly, 6 bolt iso, 9mm quick release, where available about 1997~1999 era, anyone have an old/new laying about?

Thanx
Verndog
 
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Sheepdisease said:
It was plush until the elastomer dried out and went rock hard, by rear linkage you mean where the rear shock was mounted?
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I mean every pivotpoint had play in it, and with the 4-link desogn, that's alotta pivot points. When I rode seated, it rode like a dream, but when I stood up and hammered, it would whip unbelievably.
 
#19 ·
hi..
I'm about to purchase a set of those wheels and I would appreciate a lot if you can tell me some information .
the weakness parts of those wheels..
any thing about the freebody part, or bearings.
how you change them.. manteniance stuff

thank you
 
#20 ·
The only thing I can say, when looking to purchase these wheels they are susceptible to lateral runout, these wheels were rebuildable when spin was in biz, but no longer manufacture Mtb wheels. If riding on road is annoying, if riding trails,, a non issue. Hubs and freewheel are fantastic. I own 3 sets of these and since I mostly trail ride is a non issue. FYI, I have a set 4 sale on Ebay.:thumbsup:Look at this on eBay SPIN wheelset 26in MTB | eBay
Includes videos of runout, these wheels are not too bad on road, use the vids in description as a guage.
 
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