Need new rims

[Felon_Monk]

Ok, i need some new rims, spokes and hubs...
(I dont do jumps anymore since i cracked my old frame, but i do ride from spot to spot on the street)

Give me some of you guys set-ups so i have an idea where to start...

[slimp]

IMO the best rims are made by odyssey. I have been running 7Ks for years now with zero problems.  as far as spokes go, everything flatland fuel sells is quality so just choose one that fits your budget or color choice.

[Mike Dood]

I agree I run some Odyssey hazzard lights 48 spokers and there mad strong they dont flex like my Sun ryno  lights 48's did.

[Felon_Monk]

sounds good.. are those KHE prebuilt rims any good?

[out~riding]

sounds good.. are those KHE prebuilt rims any good?

Both the ones with Sun rims or Alienation are quite good.

[Felon_Monk]

thats all i needed to hear.. on order.. KHE Geisha Light(i know, ive read the horror stories, but i also heard bad things about my khe tanaka forks and they are awesome) front and rear rims... 

[Henrik]

Hmph, I would have had a little used Odyssey Hazard Lite for sale, AND I'm coming to Okinawa on the 7th You know if anybody in the area would buy one for around 1800 yens?

[Felon_Monk]

Did i ever pm you? ... Funny, i was just out riding yesterday with some guys that just got here from NAGOYA ... they drove all the way down to kyu-shu and hopped ona fairy to have a bmx vacation... lol.. now they wanna live here.. funny.. anyway, your trying to sell that for 1800yen? .. thats like 17.75USD ... maybe you meant 18000yen.. lol

[Laan-daan]

Right now I'm running a WTP Pi front hub with a Primo 7005 rim
with the rear I've got a Sun RLite welded rim & a Federal 11t freecoaster.

Both are laced with steel spokes & are good for flat or street.
Pretty light too, compared to my old wheelset.

I always see video of Japanese Flatland, but what's the social scene like?
All the DJ's I've met from Japan have spent like 2 years practicing in their rooms
before they even think about playing infront of others.

Is it harder to learn without help/support from other riders when you begin,
or is militant practice on your own enough to get good?

[Felon_Monk]

Scene in Japan is pretty cool. Like i said earlier, 2 guys from Nakoya(mainland japan) came down last week.. Bobby Carter of DiversionTV came out with Fat Tony from ridebmx.com came out a month or two ago.. I dont know how it is in the states because i didnt start flatland until i came to Japan but I cant imagine its too different.. Because of their culture you dont have the show of EGO's that other countries have so you dont have that billy badass mentality.
As far practice.. Im a beginner myself, so i can only speak for myself.. In the very beginning i would pratice with this japanese kid. He would practice by himself everyday he didnt have to work from 3:00pm to about 9pm. He only had a part time job so he would practice like that around 4 times a week and then just practice every other when he got a chance in the morning or the night. Dropped out of school, so work and flatland was his life.. lol.. now he rides street/ramp and focusing all his attention on that the same way.. just trying to get good... So i guess Flatland is mostly a loner sport but it feels good when you can get together and ride with friends and like thinking individuals..