Fixed: New rear wheel

ContrelaMontre

I need advice on what wheel I should get to finally get my fixed project finished.

I was trying to convert the old wheel but that went tits up so I've decided to buy a new one. But what one? I have a few options. I basically want something basic but robust so it won't break within a week or rot from rust at the sight of a rain cloud!

Options:

Condor £78 for own brand hub laced to an MA3
SJS about 90 pounds for their own brand hub on CXP22S (which will leave me with a spare front hub which I don't need as their hubs come in pairs).
On-one whose hub costs 15 quid but I don't know what build options are
or Goldtec on Open Pro for 110 including postage

I'm not actually happy that any of them are very good value for me. Well maybe except for the Goldtec - it is a very good price I think, but I wasn't after one that good really!

Anyone know any other good suppliers who could beat those prices?

ContrelaMontre

Does no-one have a view on which of the above would be best value??

Or if there is another option?

s.frisby

Have you tried ringing David Hind, have you contacted Byercycles, both seem to offer good value.

Try ringing The bike inn. Alf Webb a to see what he can offer. He will also teach you how to build a wheel.

If all that fails, try e-bay.

kildare

I have also been looking at this.
Have a look here:
http://www.outspokencycles.co.uk
There are 3 options for wheelsets (front and rear) that look quite reasonable. They are willing to split and do rear wheel only for about £90. I have ordered the Miche Primato LF on Mavic Open Pro and have enjoyed very prompt responses to my questions. I should take delivery next week and will feed back-but so far very promising.
David

ContrelaMontre

I've spoken to Byer Cycles (thanks for jogging my memory I was trying to remember them) and he can do me a wheel with a Zenith hub for less than 70 quid - and I didn't realise he's only about half an hour from my house. So that's decided then!

Thanks Mr Frisby!

towpath hacker

I may as well use this thread rather than start a new one. But any advice would be much appreciated.

I'm wanting to get a fixed wheel built for my commute bike - which needs to be 26" and with 135mm spacing. My bike shop quoted a price of £135 with a Surly Hub & Mavic 717 rim - which is the spec. I asked for.

However, I'm not sure I want to spend this much on a hack bike really - I mean is this too good a spec for a commuter, and if so what are decent alternatives?

mrushton

I'd go with the Goldtec option. My g/friend has their wheels (OP) and hubs and they'll fit the sprocket of your choice I would imagine. £110 isn't that much considering you are getting a quality rim/hub combo plus a build

krakow

Is the Goldtec/Open Pro for £110 option from www.betd.co.uk?

krakow

Does anyone have any experience with betd wheels? Any good?

I'm looking at their Goldtec wheels once again, as I'm very attracted by the bomb-proof reputation of the hubs.
What would be a good choice of accompanying rims (and spokes, I guess), for city commuting purposes? Strength and reliability is my main concern, rather than speed or weight (within reason of course).

ride_whenever

d or sapim db spokes and a cxp33 rim, Get it pretty tight and it'll be fine.

Greenbank

ContrelaMontre wrote:

I've spoken to Byer Cycles

Byers builds a good wheel. The Centaur hubs on Open Pros on my Audax bike are still as good as new after over 2000 miles.

salsarider79

http://www.isondistribution.com/ison/en ... t=WHHAATKD

meagain

"I'm wanting to get a fixed wheel built for my commute bike - which needs to be 26" and with 135mm spacing."

Not sure if space them out to 135, but there's a trade seller on ebay that supplies rebuilt XT disc hubs (front) only (or built up) with the bolt on fixed sprocket method. Just try "fixed" in "hubs" as a search. Seems to me to be an excellent idea compared with screw on sprockets.

robbarker

The Betd wheels - open pro rims built onto Goldtech hubs - are extrordinarily good value. They will probably be infinitely superior to the others you've mentioned, and for a matter of a few quid it would be a no-brainer for me.

I built my own pair using CXP33 rims on Goldtech hubs and I love them - the hubs are superbly engineered works of art, just wonderful.

meagain

A PS. I've just used a DMR Revolver s/s hub for a 700c wheeler that has a 135 rear end. Good strong hubs. This is an old one with a screw-on on one side (I have no problems with "no lockring") and two threadings on the other for a spin on disc rotor and lock ring. The newer ones have the screw on side plus a 6 bolt rotor fitting: ideal for fixed/free or double fixed. About 45 quid I think.

krakow

Which are the rims to look at for commuting purposes, where strength and reliability are much more important criteria to me than weight and pure speed?

Dustine

The converted disc hub with bolt on fixed sprocket is from londonfixiebike.co.uk. The 135mm hub is £40, and the sprockets are £15 each. I have one of the front hub conversions running 126mm wide in an older frame, and its superb, no mucking about with lockrings. One noteworthy thing about them, is that due to not having sealed bearings, they can be stripped and regreased as regularly as you like to keep them running for years. I didnt want sealed bearings on my commuter bike for exactly that reason, having struggled to buy replacement sealed bearings for some hubs in the past. Definitely recommended.

I built mine up with DT Competition spokes and a Mavic Open Pro 32h rim, to be reliable but not super heavy. When i rebuild the front i will use a DT rim, though, as ive since found them to be easier to build and more reliable than the Open Pro. A little more expensive though.

I have to be honest, I commute about 20 miles per day round trip, all year round, and think its worth spending a little extra on your wheels. Compare the extra £10 or £20 spent now on your wheels, with how many miles and hours you are going to spend riding them over the next however-many years they last. Definitely worth spending that little extra now for a comfier, more reliable set.

krakow

That seems to be the adage that I'm following, as I've sent my LBS on the quest for Goldtec hubs on Mavic Open Pro rims for the Armstrong Moth conversion. Hopefully it will be worth the not inconsiderable expense.