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Matbe it is just me, but isn't £799.00/£849.00 (ex VAT) a tad bit steep as a price? Not that the alternative posted of "softwheel" are any better, 2250/2800 $
by jaclaz 8y ago
Matbe it is just me, but isn't £799.00/£849.00 (ex VAT) a tad bit steep as a price?
Not that the alternative posted of "softwheel" are any better, 2250/2800 $ for a couple wheels?
I have quickly browsed through both sites and they seem to put an accent on lower maintenance costs, but for that kind of money you can buy new (traditional) wheels every other month or so ...
Bonus, an article (seemingly actually published) on the matter, it's a short one, only three pages that is IMHO worth reading, only to have an idea of what can be published:
http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jmce/papers/NCRIME-2018/Volume-5/3.%2012-15.pdf http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jmce/papers/NCRIME-2018/Vol...
Excerpt:
The loop wheels concept is found which has become a very beneficial to the world which reduces the
wear and tear of bearing that makes novice after completion its specific life which increases the cost and
maintenance of a bicycle. In this case the loop wheels gives a better results and reduces this all the bad impacts
created by the normal cycles and gives a one new morning to the innovation.
- Normal_gaussian 8y agoThe first site that I got from searching for "buy wheelchair wheel" has what seems to be a decent range of off-road wheels. £144 for the cheapest, up to £320 for the end of the "cheap / mid". These loopwheels are on there, and have a similarly priced "fat wheel" to compete with. 2-4x the price doesn't seem too bad tbh; its specialist gear for a non-standard use case [0] http://www.epc-wheelchairs.co.uk/wheels-wheel-parts/rear-wheels/wheels http://www.epc-wheelchairs.co.uk/wheels-wheel-parts/rear-whe...