Are KinLin rims available in UK or Europe?

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matty	Post subject: Are KinLin rims available in UK or Europe? Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:59 pm
Joined: Sat May 12, 2007 1:43 pm Posts: 42	Looking at getting KinLin Nb-r or xr-200 rims but can only find Alchemy in USA stocking them via google. Seen threads on here where people have said they have used them. Anyone more local to teh UK with these rims? Looking at getting some 24 hole AC micro front and 28 hole AC RD205 rear laced to these rims with DT Revolution or similar spokes. Hope someone may be able to help. Thanks, Matty
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Ant	Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:17 pm
Joined: Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:19 pm Posts: 891 Location: Orpington, Kent, England	Halo
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Weenie	Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:17 pm
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2 wheels	Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:38 pm
Joined: Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:56 am Posts: 4907	Niobium rims like IRD, Halo, SpeedCific, KinLin etc. are all the same rims. KinLin are the only manufacturer to produce Niobium rims but they are sold under many different brands like thes ones mentioned here. Halo Mercury: http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/product/101161.htm http://www.halorims.com/HaloNew/mercury.html Halo Rage: http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/product/101162.html IRD: http://www.interlocracing.com/rims.html IRD also have theior own webshop where you can buy these: http://store.interlocracing.com/rims.html SpeedCific: http://www.oddsandendos.com/product.sc? ... roductId=3 KinLin rims are also sold by Madcow at http://fairwheelbikes.com/wheelcomponen ... 81_24.html
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Leloby	Post subject: Rims Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:55 am
Joined: Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:55 pm Posts: 1318 Location: UK	Good links there but I still don't see where you can get the Niobium front and asymmetrical rear in the UK - whatever they call it. Any ideas?
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dadoflam08	Post subject: Re: Rims Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:56 am
Joined: Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:25 am Posts: 766 Location: Adelaide, South Australia	Leloby wrote: Good links there but I still don't see where you can get the Niobium front and asymmetrical rear in the UK - whatever they call it. Any ideas? Why not buy them from US? - I regularly buy my bike equipment from US due to greater range and price competitiveness - in my experience when searching worldwide the US prices are far more competitive that UK/Europe for same items - you would probably be ahead even after shipping and insurance
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2 wheels	Post subject: Re: Rims Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:23 am
Joined: Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:56 am Posts: 4907	dadoflam08 wrote: Leloby wrote: Good links there but I still don't see where you can get the Niobium front and asymmetrical rear in the UK - whatever they call it. Any ideas? Why not buy them from US? - I regularly buy my bike equipment from US due to greater range and price competitiveness - in my experience when searching worldwide the US prices are far more competitive that UK/Europe for same items - you would probably be ahead even after shipping and insurance For an EU citizen it often cheapest to buy bike stuff from e.g. Germany. You have to add shipping charges + VAT and import taxes to things bought from outside EU. In general I find the German prices as cheap as US prices, but of course the weak dollar helps make US prices cheaper. But it also depends what brands you are after. US brands tends to be cheaper bought directly from US, while many other brands aren't.
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matty	Post subject: Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:25 am
Joined: Sat May 12, 2007 1:43 pm Posts: 42	I am specifically after the xr-200 rim so think it will have to be from the US.
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2 wheels	Post subject: Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:17 pm
Joined: Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:56 am Posts: 4907	Does KinLin have a website? Could only find this: http://business.com.tw/com/com.asp?id=ka2vzbxsyi7tj6v Quote: KINLIN INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION Address: 597, San Long Rd., Ta Leao, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan Tel: 886-7-7882211, 7-7882212 FAX: 886-7-7884716 Est. Year: 1973 Employees: 70 Capital: NT$ 38,700,000. Board Chairman: Tom Chen General Manager: Sidney Chen Sales Manager: Hsieh Yu Jung Trade Mark: KINLIN; X-KEYMET Products: bicycle rim. And found one recent KinLin rim patent here: Bicycle rim assembly with multiple easily-assembled spokes http://www.freepatentsonline.com/US20070188011.html
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matty	Post subject: Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:46 pm
Joined: Sat May 12, 2007 1:43 pm Posts: 42	Think I may have found an EU supplier. Guess prices are hiugher than in US but by the time shipping and Import Duty/VAT and Royal Mail charge for admin is included US may work out more expensive. http://www.xx-light-bikes.de/shop/index.html
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legs 11	Post subject: Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:47 pm
Joined: Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:22 am Posts: 3657 Location: Leg hurty	Matty, can you let me know where you get your Kin lin rims from and how the transaction panned out? I'm always being asked to build with these and constantly have problems getting them in different spoke counts. Cheers, Rob @ slipstream wheels. _________________ Pedalling Law Student.
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matty	Post subject: Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:27 am
Joined: Sat May 12, 2007 1:43 pm Posts: 42	I am still after a XR200 rim in 24 hole and a XR200 rim in 28 hole. I would prefer to buy in Europe as I would end up paying same price as rims cost from US again in Shipping and VAT/Import Duty.
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matty	Post subject: Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:28 pm
Joined: Sat May 12, 2007 1:43 pm Posts: 42	Still looking for XR-200 rims in Europe or somewhere cheap shipping to UK if outside of EU. Also are there any newer versions from KinLin imminent?
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Leloby	Post subject: Rims Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:55 pm
Joined: Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:55 pm Posts: 1318 Location: UK	I've used the Halo Mercury on track hubs before and they were nice. Not incredibly stiff however and not sure how much tension they'll take. Even at £50 each I'm too skint to experiment. I'm not convinced of the 'aero' effect either - this is a complete laymans view here but I don't get anything other than a sore back from deep alloy or carbon rims. And that slows me down! Better with the good old Excellence or Open Pros I reckon. _________________ www.wheelsmith.co.uk
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MaLóL	Post subject: Re: Are KinLin rims available in UK or Europe? Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:05 am
Joined: Thu Mar 25, 2004 4:17 am Posts: 584	I bought my kimlin at "; in usa, ship them to europe. very nice prices. better than xx-lightbikes in germany, but them calculate shipping and possible custom fees and do waht is better for you. on ebay you can find them sometimes too. good luck. _________________ Happy trails !!!!!
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Weenie	Post subject: Re: Are KinLin rims available in UK or Europe? Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:05 am
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Kingston	Post subject: Are KinLin rims available in UK or Europe? Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:07 am
Joined: Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:58 pm Posts: 224 Location: Aarhus, Denmark	Try this one http://www.cnc-bike.de/index.php?cPath=39_187_889
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