Hi all,
I am interested in getting together a group buy to coax Rota to produce their 17inch RB-R wheel (http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.ph ... uy&page=42 see half way down the thread) in the Tr7/8 PCD. The RB-R is an extremely good looking wheel in the Minilite/Superlite vein.
It would appear from the HybridZ site that Rota would consider producing a different PCD if there were five confirmed orders for a set a piece. The 17 inchers come in 9 inch wide (-13mm offset) and 9.5 inches (-19mm), so these wheels naturally enough would not fit under standard arches, but for those of us who are looking at flares and like the big wheel look, I think these would be the dog’s whats-its.
Please, no flame war from those who don’t like the big wheel look. Let those of us so inclined nurture our inner ricer. To each his own. Live and let live. And other such pithy homilies…
Anyway, is there enough interest out there for me to start the discussion with Rota? Looking at pricing, they probably wouldn’t be super cheap in either the UK or Australia due to freight and currency issues (the wheels with the ‘Z’ PCD are for sale for approx AUD$349/359 each in Oz – not outrageous by any means) but dirt cheap in the US (USD$750 for the set).
Thanks,
Craig C
TR7V8 (with 15inch Superlites at the moment…)
