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In a message dated 2/7/14 15 11 27, pcajthaml@gmail.com writes:<BR>
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>>>Frankly, I wouldn't expend a bit of effort on these wheels. They are already well past their sell-by date. :<(<BR>
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Also note that they are made with a 15-inch wheel center mated to 17-inch rims, which limits the size of the brakes you can fit under them, for no good reason other than the fact that Hall had piles of 15-inch centers at his disposal when he was making them....<BR>
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While I view Jack's blanket admonition against all three-piece wheels as a hysterical and unfounded overeaction, when speaking about Hall Ultra wheels *specifically*, I think his advice is right on. So many people have had failures over the years--it's not a matter of if, but when. Kinesis, Etoile etc. wheels are much better built and don't seem to have these kinds of problems, nor do factory three-piece wheels as used on Porsche, Lamborghini, Ferrari etc. over the years.<BR>
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