Re: Wheels

["A. Bjorkheim" <andreb@u.washington.edu>]

>   Are the people who want 17" rims worried about bending rims? I've bent 15"
> rims, and even 14" rims on potholes. If I were to get more rims, I MIGHT go
> to 15x7, as it did give it a nice look, and I could tell a pretty big perf.
> difference between 15" rims and 13" rims. But I would not consider anything
> larger, as bending a rim seems all to easy even on a 15" rim. On a larger rim,
> with a bit shorter sidewall, it would seem that bending a rim would be
> a regular occurence. For the people with these big rims, are your roads
> super smooth, or do you just drive extremely slowly to keep from bending the
> rims? Have any of you bent rims?
> 
     Bending rims was no worry for me.  Fortunatly the roads in my area
are quite nice.  It is only when I get near the Seattle area that they
turn to complete sh*t.  Never had a bent rim, only flat tires.

 Andre'

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