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Old 06-12-2009, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Got the Bug View Post
The other option is to just let them age to a nice patina. I have no idea how long they would last if you don't touch them, but I imagine it would be a long time. Still hard to justify at $3,200, when only 1 out of 1000 people could ID the wheels as real magnesium.
Darn, then I wasted all that money on the 482, when a 390 looks pretty much the same.

IMHO, it's just cool to have them. They patina and they're lighter. Oh well, I'll just have to wait until Halibrand starts making them again in a few months/years/decades.
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