Rims

[Medusa]

New here and was wondering what people thought of TSW rims. Particularly, the TSW Sprint. I don't want to hit a pot hole and have them bend.
Any help will help! Thanks!

[swarb]

They have been in the wheel business for a very long time. I'd trust them. With that said, any wheel can bend in a pot hole. Your best bet is to get tires big enough to cushion that impact.

Make a better thread title next time.

[Clipdat]

You can rest assured that TSW... rims.. (*dry heave*) are quality products. As mentioned they've been in the game for a long time and they have some nice designs.

Which one of their.. rims.. (*cough, choke*) were you thinking about buying?

Edit: Re-read the original post, and my question was already answered:

[RJasonKlein]

TSW has a good reputation and is known to offer good quality and value, but you may want to stick to their rotary forged styles for superior strength and weight.

[Medusa]

Yah, those are the rims I was thinking of getting.

[Medusa]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

You can rest assured that TSW... rims.. (*dry heave*) are quality products. As mentioned they've been in the game for a long time and they have some nice designs.

Which one of their.. rims.. (*cough, choke*) were you thinking about buying?

Edit: Re-read the original post, and my question was already answered:

Yah, those are the rims I was thinking of getting. I would much rather get the Method MR501 but it's a bit out of my price range.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

You can rest assured that TSW... rims.. (*dry heave*) are quality products. As mentioned they've been in the game for a long time and they have some nice designs.

Which one of their.. rims.. (*cough, choke*) were you thinking about buying?

Edit: Re-read the original post, and my question was already answered:

"Rims" was a perfectly good term for enthusiasts to use for wheels for 40 years. We could all call them "mags" like I did as a young'un.


I have to ask though, how is their fitment? Is it sick and clean?

[Clipdat]

Hopefully it's flush!

Originally Posted by Tcoat

"Rims" was a perfectly good term for enthusiasts to use for wheels for 40 years. We could all call them "mags" like I did as a young'un.


I have to ask though, how is their fitment? Is it sick and clean?

[8RZ]

I've always called them "wheels."

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Hopefully it's flush!

Hmmmmm


Sick and clean then flush? I have been there!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by 8RZ

I've always called them "wheels."

Another perfectly good term! Just funny how people will freak out at the term "rims" now but then use modern words that are way off in left field without any concerns.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Another perfectly good term! Just funny how people will freak out at the term "rims" now but then use modern words that are way off in left field without any concerns.

Agreed!

So here's my understanding of it....

The parts all go back to the wooden wheel.

Any wheel is defined as "a circular object that revolves on an axle and is fixed below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move easily over the ground."

In bygone days this consisted of a hub, spokes, rim (or hoop) and sometimes a protective banding (tire), all of which combined made a wheel.

On a car, there is a tire, rim, hub and the equivalent of spokes (everything inside the rim that connects it to the hub just like on a wooden wheel). All that together makes a wheel.

So, technically, neither rim nor wheel is correct when talking about what just the middle metal portion. The wheel is still the tire plus everything required to hold the tire on the axle, and a rim is the part where the tire is attached (like the banding on a wagon wheel).

On the bright side, no one calls them hoops (which is the same as a rim)

Now, all that said, I use the terms wheel, rims, mags interchangeably for the non-tire portion of the wheel. If I think about it I usually refer to something that needs a hubcap as a rim (steelies), something chrome, bright and shiny as "mags" and anything else as a wheel (basically non-chrome looking hubs).

I typically only refer to the actual tire as a tire, and I refer to the whole as a wheel.

For example, if I have a flat I'll say "I need to change my tire" because it is only the tire that is broken. But if that results in a need to replace the entire unit I'll say "Geez (*&@#*() I have to replace the whole @#(*&)#@$( wheel now".

It is all subjective anyway and everyone pretty much knows what everyone means.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Agreed!

So here's my understanding of it....

The parts all go back to the wooden wheel.

Any wheel is defined as "a circular object that revolves on an axle and is fixed below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move easily over the ground."

In bygone days this consisted of a hub, spokes, rim (or hoop) and sometimes a protective banding (tire), all of which combined made a wheel.

On a car, there is a tire, rim, hub and the equivalent of spokes (everything inside the rim that connects it to the hub just like on a wooden wheel). All that together makes a wheel.

So, technically, neither rim nor wheel is correct when talking about what just the middle metal portion. The wheel is still the tire plus everything required to hold the tire on the axle, and a rim is the part where the tire is attached (like the banding on a wagon wheel).

On the bright side, no one calls them hoops (which is the same as a rim)

Now, all that said, I use the terms wheel, rims, mags interchangeably for the non-tire portion of the wheel. If I think about it I usually refer to something that needs a hubcap as a rim (steelies), something chrome, bright and shiny as "mags" and anything else as a wheel (basically non-chrome looking hubs.

I typically only refer to the actual tire as a tire, and I refer to the whole as a wheel.

For example, if I have a flat I'll say "I need to change my tire" because it is on the tire that is broken. But if that results in a need to replace the entire unit I'll say "Geez (*&@#*() I have to replace the whole @#(*&)#@$( wheel now".

It is all subjective anyway and everyone pretty much knows what everyone means.

It has taken a conscious effort on my part to not call any rims/wheels/round hard part that holds the tire "mags" for a few years now. You just get a blank stare from anybody under age 50 when you use the term.

[8RZ]

Agreed. As long as we all know what the heck we're referring to it's all good.

Coming from the shooting world, "mags" are what we use to load the cartridges in lol.