wheel rims

[Tumbleweed]

hi everybody, has anyone used indian made stainless wheelrims ? if so what are your thoughts . i have a a10 plunger in early stages of renovation cheers tw

[Goldy]

I used them a few years age on a C15 and the rear remained good because of the occasional oiling from the chain, but the front one rusted quite quickly. having said that the A10 has British rims and after 3 years the chrome is certainly not perfect.

[muskrat]

 I will be watching for comments. as well. Thinking of a set for the A65, their 1/2 the price of a chromed one.
Cheers

[Brian]

I used one on the rear of the plunger A10 and would not recommend them.

Even though I bought the rim that was supposed to match the crinkle hub it didnt, I had to file the spoke holes slightly to get the spokes to line up, something I didnt like doing.

The other problem was they have quite a distinct "kick" where the rim is welded. The one I bought had about a 1/8" kick for a section about 4" long where the weld is.

I might have got a crook one, as we all know this Indian stuff can vary from useable to absolute rubbish. Its been on the bike over a year now and no sign of rust, being stainless it shouldnt but once again no guarantee of what grade of stainless and probably doubtful quality stainless at best.

[wilko]

I wonder who supplys the Enfield rims to the factory?

[duTch]

Hiya TW,
            how much are they??  I don't need as have said in other posts, bought CWC rims WM1 21 & WM3 18, have tyres on 'em but not yet in use. Just did the magnet test - no magnetism, so that's encouraging, but they do have the distortion,as Brian said but not as much, but can't visibly notice from outside. They cost me 238GbP with ss spokes + 70GbP shipping to Oz, (packed one inside the other- may have saved a bit) that was early 2011
 I happy so far
 Cheers, duTch

  Think I saw a reference to Enfield supply somewhere, but it may have been tanks?!

[muskrat]

G'day Dutch, you got the ones from Rolls Royce.
Spose if you pay peanuts you get monkeys, I'm looking at gorilla  http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/270995411794?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649  buchanan ss spokes $150.
Cheers

[Tumbleweed]

 they are about £30.00, the spokes are about £17.00 posting is a bit expensive, but its a good saving if they are any good, they do supply a lot of retailers, so if i buy from uk they may have been bought from india in the first place . I have looked on their list and i dont see any rims recommended for a10 plunger rear hub, all this info i have found on ebay uk    thanks to you  all  tw