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I'm trying to decorate some wheels. Having destroyed the decorative plastic centers, I now have the opportunity to make new ones, and can design them any way that I see fit. 4/7 of the things are pretty simple - hub, spokes, rim, crank pin boss. But the couterweights are where I figure I can inject a little style and personality.
I thought I'd seek the opinions of the good folks out here, to see what everyone else likes.
This is the wheel in its factory form
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I've seen a few different styles of weights, and I'll try to describe them here.
1) Same as the wheel above, the face of the weight protrudes beyond the spokes and forms a solid mass.
2) Same as #1, except there are grooves where each spoke goes, making the weights appear to be separate pieces.
3) Same as #2, except the faces of the weights are below the spokes, making them look less massive.
4) Separate weights, bolted in from behind, thus closely resembling #2.
5) Separate weights, bolted from the front. Most I've seen have 2 bolts along the centerline of the weight, though some have 1 in the middle, or one at each corner.
6) None at all. This isn't much of an option, since it would involve grinding out a portion of the metal wheel behind where the weight used to go.
7) Something else entirely.
I thought I'd seek the opinions of the good folks out here, to see what everyone else likes.
This is the wheel in its factory form
I've seen a few different styles of weights, and I'll try to describe them here.
1) Same as the wheel above, the face of the weight protrudes beyond the spokes and forms a solid mass.
2) Same as #1, except there are grooves where each spoke goes, making the weights appear to be separate pieces.
3) Same as #2, except the faces of the weights are below the spokes, making them look less massive.
4) Separate weights, bolted in from behind, thus closely resembling #2.
5) Separate weights, bolted from the front. Most I've seen have 2 bolts along the centerline of the weight, though some have 1 in the middle, or one at each corner.
6) None at all. This isn't much of an option, since it would involve grinding out a portion of the metal wheel behind where the weight used to go.
7) Something else entirely.
