Spa cycles touring wheels - build quality?

ThePiglit
ThePiglit Posts: 94
edited July 2007 in Workshop
Their Deorext/Sputnik combo seems cracking value. Just wondered if anyone had bought any and what their experience was. Cheers.

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  • custom-freak
    custom-freak Posts: 85
    try getting hold of acorn_user we fitted a set to his wifes bike and i think he has the campag version on his bike from what i saw they semed to be a very fine set of wheels but he could tell you about the reliability etc

    Cf
  • acorn_user
    acorn_user Posts: 1,137
    On cue or what?
    Set on my wife's bike have been absolutely trouble free from new. I have some Campag ones on my race bike that I bought second hand from someone that had used them for an end to end mission. I have raced them all season without any trouble at all. My LBS in Hereford was very impressed by the wheel build too.

    Deore hubs are a good call because they are well sealed. Our wheels are all built onto Rigida Chrina's, not Sputniks though.

    We have ordered a bunch of parts from them. They sent the wrong things once, but fixed it for us. I will order from them again. Settle Cycles are also quite good for touring bits.
  • ThePiglit
    ThePiglit Posts: 94
    Thanks for the info. Will root out settle cycles as well.
  • vernonlevy
    vernonlevy Posts: 969
    ThePiglit wrote:
    Thanks for the info. Will root out settle cycles as well.

    Beware - Settle Cycles is not the outfit that was based in Settle. It is now a warehouse operation based in Market Weighton.
  • ThePiglit
    ThePiglit Posts: 94
    Re Settle Cycles - interesting. Found no suitable wheels there so left. Does the warehouse in wherever mean the business has been bought? Very odd!
  • acorn_user
    acorn_user Posts: 1,137
    Hmm, must have changed. Pity.
  • AcademicX
    AcademicX Posts: 152
    Touring wheels are reviewed in this months C+ (August 2007, pg 129).

    Spa Cycles get a very good write up..."it's hard to beat any of Spa Cycles' offerings".

    Have a look at the mag for specific hub/rim combinations.
  • Tail end Charlie
    Tail end Charlie Posts: 352
    I've had two sets of wheels and a front Dynohub from Spa cycles and the build quality is spot on. They are all still true after several thousand miles of commuting and touring. Can't comment on the combination mentioned as I got Alesa Endeavours with XT but the way that the staff there talk through what you want it for and what is best gives a lot of confidence. You won't go wrong buying from them.
  • acorn_user
    acorn_user Posts: 1,137
    I think the Rigida Sputnik is a different coloured Alesa Endeavour. Rigida bought Alesa. A bunch of ex-Alesa guys went and founded EXXAL after that, but their rims are hard to come by over here.
  • ThePiglit
    ThePiglit Posts: 94
    Many thanks for useful info posted here.
  • Poacher
    Poacher Posts: 165
    Acorn_user; the Sputnik is certainly similar to the Endeavour, but having built wheels with both, I reckon the Sputnik is slightly wider and heavier.
    Ceps, morelles, trompettes de mort. Breakfast of champignons.
  • acorn_user
    acorn_user Posts: 1,137
    You're right. Good spot :D

    http://www.fa-technik.adfc.de/Komponent ... ge622.html

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