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where did yall find these?very curious.seen one with 7-9 spokes,a couple of billiet looking i guess.
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most of them come from taiwan. but in order to run it, you need to chnge your fork and sometimes the whole front end to be able to fit the rims. none of them bolt straight onto a elite. except the kitaco centerlines which bolt right onto n elite "S".

as seen on my elite s in this picture

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love the color
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thanks. its gunmetal. i was going for something different. later i put on another set of pannels that i upholstered with fuzzy black fabric.
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not the tacky tiger,cow, and cheetah print stuff.please........do me a favor..........run........and fly a kite.i hate that look
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no it was all black. you couldnt even tell it was fabric till you got up close to it.
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bitteraspects wrote:most of them come from taiwan. but in order to run it, you need to chnge your fork and sometimes the whole front end to be able to fit the rims. none of them bolt straight onto a elite. except the kitaco centerlines which bolt right onto n elite "S".

as seen on my elite s in this picture

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thats awesome! I like that headlight piece, it really matches the whole bike. Nice wheels too.
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thanks. whos this?
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the spikes add a lil flare to it too!
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