Thursday, July 11, 2013

Vintage RC10 project update - wheels

I received a set of vintage "jelly bean" wheels today...so-called because of the shape of the cutouts. They're a little scratched up, but the tires appear to have decent tread left. Check them out:


Here you can see the scratches around the rim:


And here's a close up of how much tread is left:


Obviously I'll eventually upgrade to ball-bearings if I decide to use these wheels for running. For now though, my intention is to take them apart, scrub the nylon parts, and give them a peroxide bath to whiten them up a bit. Then they may become display wheels.  We'll see!

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