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Offline smsw

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Cast wheels for a T3?
« on: September 17, 2021, 08:22:10 PM »
Does anyone know if later model (than my '77 T3) cast (tubeless) wheels are a drop in replacement for the OEM spoked aluminum wheels?

What year and what bike were they on?

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Re: Cast wheels for a T3?
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2021, 09:27:42 PM »
I don’t know the answer, but if you have a good set of Borrani spoked rims and hubs hang on to them. You’ll be glad you did. They clean up very nicely.
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Re: Cast wheels for a T3?
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2021, 12:34:09 AM »
Cast wheels of a Sp1000 or a later T3/G5 Convert and Cali 2 cast wheels should bolt up as served as fork spacing is the same (195mm).  The LMs 1,2,3  fronts are narrower at the hub IIRC.
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Re: Cast wheels for a T3?
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2021, 05:45:51 PM »
Cast wheels of a Sp1000 or a later T3/G5 Convert and Cali 2 cast wheels should bolt up as served as fork spacing is the same (195mm).  The LMs 1,2,3  fronts are narrower at the hub IIRC.

True this, but you will have to do a tubeless conversion (simple).
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Re: Cast wheels for a T3?
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Re: Cast wheels for a T3?
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2021, 07:02:45 PM »
True this, but you will have to do a tubeless conversion (simple).

I'm not sure what you mean.  I know I can coat the inside of my existing wheels with silicone caulk or 3M 5200, but my original question may have been poorly phrased.  Are there any ready to go tubeless MG wheels that are a straight replacement for my T3's wire spoked wheels?

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Re: Cast wheels for a T3?
« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2021, 09:08:47 AM »
I'm not sure what you mean.  I know I can coat the inside of my existing wheels with silicone caulk or 3M 5200, but my original question may have been poorly phrased.  Are there any ready to go tubeless MG wheels that are a straight replacement for my T3's wire spoked wheels?

 No, plus the casts are super heavy. Ride and acceleration suffer
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Re: Cast wheels for a T3?
« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2021, 09:11:53 AM »
You could try and find a older set of Lester wheels. Not particularly easy to find, but they pop-up from time to time.
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Re: Cast wheels for a T3?
« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2021, 10:40:25 AM »
All the  dog leg spoked wheels (LM 850 style) can easily be  tubeless with a valve installed  in place of the tube. They don't have the so called  safety  hump , but lots of folks myself included have run them tubeless for a long time  . True what Mike says about weight. The straight spoke wheels are  a bit lighter ( not sure by how much) and they were served on  Cali 2  and  some LM3 in Europe/ ROW. The ones for the LM have a narrower hub at the front



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