bmx wheels

MonkeyMark · 2012-04-12, 09:59 PM

Hi all,
I'm very new to this so please forgive what could be a very silly question.

I'm about to throw out an old bmx. I'm going to keep the tyres as they are a straight fit. This got me wondering if it's worth keeping the full wheels? Could the rim/spokes be used to make up a new uni wheel or is it not worth it?
Any reason to keep them? Or just skip them.

saskatchewanian · 2012-04-13, 04:59 AM

If the front hub has a 14mm axle you could throw some plates on it and have a pretty good BC wheel.

If it doesn't have a 14mm axle you might be able to re-use the spokes to re-lace the rim onto a unicycle hub.

I like not throwing away stuff if there is a potential use for it but I have tons of storage space on the farm...

MonkeyMark · 2012-04-13, 03:41 PM

Yeah i'm a bit of a hoarder myself.
My son painted them before, very badly. So i'll have to find some ideas for rim designs and then work out what hub I would need, still new to this remember.

2012-04-12, 09:59 PM	#1
MonkeyMark Unidiot Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North East England. Age: 32 Posts: 107	bmx wheels Hi all, I'm very new to this so please forgive what could be a very silly question. I'm about to throw out an old bmx. I'm going to keep the tyres as they are a straight fit. This got me wondering if it's worth keeping the full wheels? Could the rim/spokes be used to make up a new uni wheel or is it not worth it? Any reason to keep them? Or just skip them.

2012-04-13, 04:59 AM	#2
saskatchewanian ERIC P Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denare Beach, Saskatchewan, Canada Age: 27 Posts: 5,244	If the front hub has a 14mm axle you could throw some plates on it and have a pretty good BC wheel. If it doesn't have a 14mm axle you might be able to re-use the spokes to re-lace the rim onto a unicycle hub. I like not throwing away stuff if there is a potential use for it but I have tons of storage space on the farm... __________________ My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. - Jack Layton

2012-04-13, 03:41 PM	#3
MonkeyMark Unidiot Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North East England. Age: 32 Posts: 107	Yeah i'm a bit of a hoarder myself. My son painted them before, very badly. So i'll have to find some ideas for rim designs and then work out what hub I would need, still new to this remember. __________________ Originally posted by onewheeldave: Neither unicycles nor dreams should be stuffed into cupboards & left to rot. Un-branded 20" x 2.125 with 140mm cranks and a nutt buster seat which is now in many many pieces.

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