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Wanted: wheelset
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 6:08 pm
by Quentin
Does anyone have or know of a decent wheelset for sale for under $400?
I just found out that my rear wheel is cracked, BOOOO!!!!
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 6:32 pm
by steve
Brad custom builds a mean looking wheel for that price.
Re: Wanted: wheelset
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 6:33 pm
by Quentin
Or maybe you have or know of a rear wheel only for sale?
Re: Wanted: wheelset
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 6:49 pm
by jeremy
do you have a wheel to ride on for right now?, if no you can borrow my rear wheel from my kona, it's still got the cross tire on it but I won't be using it until late august.
Re: Wanted: wheelset
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:00 pm
by Roland
Re: Wanted: wheelset
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 10:56 pm
by Stéphane Tran
Another option:
http://www.neuvationcycling.com/wheels.html
I have Neuvation wheels. They are cheap, tough and don't weigh a ton.
Re: Wanted: wheelset
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 11:06 pm
by Lister Farrar
What's cracked, the rim? Maybe see if Brad can get a rim that matches the old one; i.e. holes and effective diameter (affects spoke length). Probably only worth doing if the spokes and the hub are in good shape, or maintainable with new bearings. I've gone through three rims on my dura ace 7700 rear hub with the same spokes.
If you don't want to bother, let me have them and I'll get them fixed for some junior.
Re: Wanted: wheelset
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 3:44 pm
by 4827north
Lister Farrar wrote:What's cracked, the rim? Maybe see if Brad can get a rim that matches the old one; i.e. holes and effective diameter (affects spoke length). Probably only worth doing if the spokes and the hub are in good shape, or maintainable with new bearings. I've gone through three rims on my dura ace 7700 rear hub with the same spokes.
If you don't want to bother, let me have them and I'll get them fixed for some junior.
Great minds think alike
I had just replied to an email from Quentin stating this exact option. His most affordable option is to locate a Vista rim, and I can rebuild with same spokes. Usually the spokes are in great shape unless they were damaged in a crash, and are nicely seated into the hub at this point in the wheel's life. If a Vista rim isn't available, just need to know the ERD and find a rim that matches within a couple mm.
Most shops won't do this for you, since they don't know the history of the wheel and would prefer to use 'fresh' spokes, in order to back their work.
-Brad