stephen555 Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Hi, I have a Cotton Starmaker trials bike and need to have the wheels rebuilt. Can anyone advise me as to what sort of rims I should fit - S/S , Alloy or chrome ? Also should I fit chrome or s/s spokes? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robido Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Alloy. ss/spokes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faussy Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 What's your intentions? Build a genuine replica, or a modern pre 65? If you have the original steel rims you could get them reconditioned and keep the bike original. Regardless of the rims I wouldn't waste time with anything other than SS spokes. Expensive but worth it if you intend to keep the bike for any amount of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen555 Posted March 13 Author Report Share Posted March 13 Faussy, thank you. The bike is actually a replica built by "fluff" Brown in 1997 of a 1966 Cotton Starmaker and yes I am planning to restore it although I suspect availability of parts may make that difficult. Thinking about what you said then I should fit steel rims and i agree with S/S spokes. Thanks again. Stephen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin2306 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 I’m rebuilding a Beamish Suzuki and going Alloy rims with SS spokes, I’m going to trial it, I’ve done older stuff for show and have used Stainless Rims which are nice and shiny and don’t tend to rust like the chrome option. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 4 hours ago, kevin2306 said: I’m rebuilding a Beamish Suzuki and going Alloy rims with SS spokes, I’m going to trial it, I’ve done older stuff for show and have used Stainless Rims which are nice and shiny and don’t tend to rust like the chrome option. I haven't heard of trials bike stainless steel rims previously. Where did you source them from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin2306 Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 10 hours ago, feetupfun said: I haven't heard of trials bike stainless steel rims previously. Where did you source them from? Not used SS rims on a trials bike just older Road Bikes that I have restored. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faussy Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 10 hours ago, feetupfun said: I haven't heard of trials bike stainless steel rims previously. Where did you source them from? you can get them here https://www.central-wheel.co.uk/products/classic-rims/stainless-steel-rims.html I have a pair of ss rims on an old greeves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl ekblom Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 (edited) On 3/12/2025 at 6:22 PM, stephen555 said: Hi, I have a Cotton Starmaker trials bike and need to have the wheels rebuilt. Can anyone advise me as to what sort of rims I should fit - S/S , Alloy or chrome ? Also should I fit chrome or s/s spokes? Thank you. Think y´ll be happy with alloy rims and shiny S/S spokes with chromed brass nipples, as per Central Wheel. Edited March 14 by carl ekblom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl ekblom Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 Remember to get the rims properly drilled for your hubs and spokes. Have a look at for instance Villiers Services homepage Lots of interesting stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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