Cheap wheels
I need to get a new front wheel for my wife's bike. The extent of her cycling is to tootle to the tennis club and back but I broke her wheel (long story, it involves CentreP parcs and trying to ride a hire bike and push hers at the same time).
But...all the wheels I see on the tinterweb are at least £50.00. I'm after bog standard 26" inch wheels that can be as heavy as they wish. She ain't getting quality! I'm such a romantic.
Any recommendations? I may just bob to Halfords and see what they have.
But...all the wheels I see on the tinterweb are at least £50.00. I'm after bog standard 26" inch wheels that can be as heavy as they wish. She ain't getting quality! I'm such a romantic.
Any recommendations? I may just bob to Halfords and see what they have.
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Have a look at the Merlin Cycles website. They build cheap, but very good, 26" wheels.0
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Try Edinburgh Bicycle Co-Op just google them for the web address - free delivery on order over £20 and a selection of good wheels for under £50."The grass is always greener on the other side - unless Jens Voigt has been riding on the other side in which case it's white with the salty, dried tears of all the riders whose souls he has crushed."0
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Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom0
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Is there a bike stall at your local market ?
There's one at ours, sells cheap-n-cheerful nuts-not-QR wheels pretty cheaply.0 -
If there's any possibility that she might ride in the wet, at least pay for alloy rims. Steels lose all grip for the pads in the wet.0
