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    • CommentAuthorK3NNY
    • CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
     
    So I had a purple front Aerospoke wheel on my bike. But now it's gone :( so that means I need something new. I am looking at an aluminum Hed 3 I have 2 questions. 1 does the aluminum have a braking surface I use a front break because I ride on the road and it definitely helps. And my 2nd question, is the aluminum Hed 3 painted? I ask this because if it is I want to strip the paint off and have it painted lime green (my favorite color). Thanks everyone for your help I am glad to be a member here

    ^_^
    • CommentAuthordeermatt
    • CommentTimeNov 19th 2008
     
    uhh.. hed3's are unpainted carbon fiber..
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    go home
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    the aluminum hed 3 is painted black, and yes the braking surface is aluminum
    • CommentAuthorsixspeed
    • CommentTimeNov 20th 2008
     
    a factory aluminum hed 3 is NOT painted black.
    • CommentAuthorsixspeed
    • CommentTimeNov 20th 2008
     
    • CommentAuthorK3NNY
    • CommentTimeNov 21st 2008
     
    Thanks for the helpful response guys. Patrickviolence I have no idea what your problem is, but if you are telling me to go home because the weather is bad outside right now then don't worry I am in my house safe and warm.
    • CommentAuthorJohn Tom
    • CommentTimeNov 22nd 2008
     
    don't spend the money on a hed 3 for the road, man.
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    spend your money on whatever you want, man.
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    if you have the cash, spend it. but i agree its not the best way to go.
    just get some mavic wheels. best ever made. unless you HAVE to be
    flashy. but whatever.
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    Nothing wrong ith a little HED action. Get it? Hehehe....


    Anyhow, get the HED. Who cares. Ride it like you stole it. But no, they aren't painted, and the aluminum rim provides all the braking surface you need, I believe.
    • CommentAuthorthe rabbi
    • CommentTimeMar 23rd 2009
     
    and you can't powdercoat it, either.
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    don't paint carbon. most retarded thing ever.
    • CommentAuthormrymeski
    • CommentTimeJul 9th 2009
     
    Wow, almost every comment in this thread is an epic fail. He's not referring to a HED3, he's referring to the original composite Specialized trispokes that had aluminum rims/braking surfaces.There is no such thing as an aluminum HED3, and they are not painted, they are composite flat black. Buy whatever you want, paint whatever you want.
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    this whole thread is pretty much an epic fail
    • CommentAuthorthe rabbi
    • CommentTimeJul 9th 2009
     
    Posted By: das_pyratedon't paint carbon. most retarded thing ever.
    you can paint it.

    Posted By: mrymeskiWow, almost every comment in this thread is an epic fail. He's not referring to a HED3, he's referring to the original composite Specialized trispokes that had aluminum rims/braking surfaces.There is no such thing as an aluminum HED3, and they are not painted, they are composite flat black. Buy whatever you want, paint whatever you want.
    and no, he's referring to a hed3. hed3 = crabon body/aluminum rim, hed3c = crabon body/rim. and yes, i spelled it crabon.
    • CommentAuthorjam guy
    • CommentTimeJul 10th 2009
     
    my head just exploded. PURPLE AEROSPOKES! GETTING LIME GREEN HED!
    • CommentAuthordas_pyrate
    • CommentTimeJul 10th 2009
     
    yes, you can paint it but:

    1. you'd never be able to sand it down and repaint it without damaging the wheel

    2. you'd look like an idiot, unless your name is octopus magic
    • CommentAuthorthe rabbi
    • CommentTimeJul 10th 2009
     
    Posted By: das_pyrateyes, you can paint it but:

    1. you'd never be able to sand it down and repaint it without damaging the wheel

    2. you'd look like an idiot, unless your name is octopus magic
    what? they have a clearcoat on them. sanding down the clearcoat wouldn't harm them.
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    but it would be easy to over sand it and then go though the clear coat and grind away the carbon fiber
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    Hipster to the MAX!

    Rollin' on the neon colored plastic wheels!
    • CommentAuthorsfbee
    • CommentTimeJul 10th 2009
     
    I've only seen one kid rolling with these in Houston, at one of the few times I went to a critical mass (aka. worthless hipster pub crawl). Can't offer any valuable insight on them, but I definitely have no desire to waste my money on them when I can get a better complete wheel set for the cost of one.
    • CommentAuthorjaykob
    • CommentTimeJul 10th 2009
     
    why do you guys bring up the oldest threads from last year and then argue and talk shit? people can do whatever they want to their bikes. who cares.
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    Posted By: das_pyrateyes, you can paint it but:

    1. you'd never be able to sand it down and repaint it without damaging the wheel

    2. you'd look like an idiot, unless your name is octopus magic


    Hey, I reserve my right to look like an idiot all I want! :)

    For the record, HED's/Carbon specialized wheels are NOT clearcoated, but are actually just well done epoxy. I didn't sand very much on my wheel before I primed it, I just roughed it up a little so the primer would stick better.
    • CommentAuthordas_pyrate
    • CommentTimeJul 13th 2009
     
    hmm. anyone buy their hed 3 used? i'm wondering what the normal price for a used one is.
    • CommentAuthorjam guy
    • CommentTimeJul 13th 2009
     
    Posted By: das_pyratehmm. anyone buy their hed 3 used? i'm wondering what the normal price for a used one is.


    I would say around 5,000 maybe 6,000 used.
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    dont get one unless you get both front and back heds and you promise not to paint them
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    Posted By: carbon fiber15dont get one unless you get both front and back heds and you promise not to paint them


    I seem to be doing quite well with just one and it's painted on top of it all.
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    well you are the exeption you did everything perfect. i have seen countless numbers of painted aerospokes and heds but your bike is the only one that looks good in my opinion
    • CommentAuthordeermatt
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2009
     
    I had a front specialized trispoke, now a set of hed3s . Pics to come soon. Also, neither are painted .
    • CommentAuthordas_pyrate
    • CommentTimeJul 25th 2009
     
    anyone ride tubies on the street? im trying to find a hed 3, but its harder to find a clincher than a tubular.
    • CommentAuthordeermatt
    • CommentTimeJul 25th 2009
     
    front tubular is fine for the street. Keep the psi up, and you prob wont ever get a flat.
    • CommentAuthordas_pyrate
    • CommentTimeJul 25th 2009
     
    is changing tubulars as expensive/annoying as everyone seems to make them out to be?
    • CommentAuthorthe rabbi
    • CommentTimeJul 25th 2009
     
    Posted By: das_pyrateis changing tubulars as expensive/annoying as everyone seems to make them out to be?
    you shouldn't have to change a tubular very often. that being said. i have one i might be willing to sell.
    • CommentAuthordas_pyrate
    • CommentTimeJul 26th 2009
     
    how much do you want for it?
    • CommentAuthorthe rabbi
    • CommentTimeJul 26th 2009
     
    $400.
    • CommentAuthorK3NNY
    • CommentTimeJul 27th 2009
     
    That is one hell of a deal! Is it a tubular Hed Rabbi?
    • CommentAuthorthe rabbi
    • CommentTimeJul 27th 2009
     
    Posted By: K3NNYThat is one hell of a deal! Is it a tubular Hed Rabbi?
    yes. and it already has a track axle in it.

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