Name this Rodney Jane Racing 18 rim?

redone · Postby **redone** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 12:30 pm

When I bought my NB a couple of year's back it came with these rims - "Rodney Jane Racing" rims - on it. A pothole recently smashed one, and now I'm in the position of needing to buy either 1 of these or 4 new ones.

Anyone know the model name of the rim? Knowing the model name might help me search for one.

(I'm also posting in the WTB section - if anyone has one in an 18 I'd be keen to buy it! For the record I have checked with Bob Jane and the rim is out of manufacture and they can't source me one).

smy0003 · Postby **smy0003** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 12:44 pm

Sounds like a great excuse to upgrade to some 15" wheels!

redone · Postby **redone** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 12:46 pm

smy0003 wrote:Sounds like a great excuse to upgrade to some 15" wheels!

I hear you... and that's planned in the future. Right now - as a student - I need the cheapest way out, and hopefully for now that's sticking with the 18s if I can find one of these lying around.

Regie · Postby **Regie** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 12:50 pm

cheapest solution would be to find some OEM 16" wheels

redone · Postby **redone** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 12:54 pm

Regie wrote:cheapest solution would be to find some OEM 16" wheels

I'm open to links if anyone has them to cheap OEM wheels w/ tyres, and I'll do some searching - but right now my thinking would still be that if I can find one of the existing wheels - then 1 wheel + 1 tyre (18", if I can find it) is going to be significantly cheaper than 4 wheels and 4 tyres (any size), especially given the other tyres I have are pretty much new.

Red Dragon · Postby **Red Dragon** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 1:34 pm

Probably quicker to go to your local Bob Jane store as it is one of their wheels

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 1:36 pm

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 5:37 pm

I shall name this rim "Miley Cyrus" - tries way too hard and looks like cheap trash.

redone · Postby **redone** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:02 pm

Red Dragon wrote:Probably quicker to go to your local Bob Jane store as it is one of their wheels

Have tried this solution - and failed, they couldn't source one nor get me a model name.

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:10 pm

redone wrote:
Red Dragon wrote:Probably quicker to go to your local Bob Jane store as it is one of their wheels

Have tried this solution - and failed, they couldn't source one nor get me a model name.

... speaks volumes for the quality of some of the rims they sell/flog.

redone · Postby **redone** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:17 pm

Lokiel wrote:I shall name this rim "Miley Cyrus" - tries way too hard and looks like cheap trash.

My mother taught me that if I couldn't say anything nice...

Postby **NitroDann** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:25 pm

Dude, this isnt happening, go to a wrecker and buy 4x rims with tyres from a corolla for 150 or so.

redone · Postby **redone** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:32 pm

NitroDann wrote:Dude, this isnt happening, go to a wrecker and buy 4x rims with tyres from a corolla for 150 or so.

I realise it's a ridiculously long-shot, but I figured it was worth 10 minutes of my Sunday afternoon time (which isn't worth a lot) to at least see if someone knew a model name or had one lying around.

Thanks for the suggestion.