cheap new 700c rear wheel needed

sandbag
sandbag Posts: 429
edited December 2009 in Road buying advice
I am looking for a very cheap, brand new, rear wheel online. 700x23 8/9 speed Shimano cassette compatible. To use spare for Winter and indoors. If i trash it, then i can afford to get another.

Thanks.

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  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    how cheap is cheap?
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  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    pair of Shimano R500 for £68

    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... HIMWHFR200
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  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    You do need to specify a budget and perhaps general usage (will it be used for commuting too, or just sunday rides, road conditions too perhaps etc)

    Plenty of cheap wheels to be had but each have their limitations until you reach a certain price imo.
  • sandbag
    sandbag Posts: 429
    I had some good wheels but in the end they buckle way too soon or spokes still come loose. I thought why bother getting good wheels for Winter, if they not going to stand the treatment anyway. I had cheap wheels, yes heavier but they been strong and reliable, no worse. I do alot riding at night on new roads and don't see the potholes and bumps at high speed until it too late.

    There was some Brand-X wheels reduced from CRC. £30-60. They mostly all gone now. It didn't say if they were 8/9/10 speed compatible, probably not if didn't say in the ad. Wollyhat shop might be cheap but there is no 9 speed freehub wheels.

    That sort of cheap and any bargains.

    The Ribble are a good deal for two. The trouble not enough spokes. The rear wheel needs to be 32H.

    A cheap 32H will last longer and stay true than a expensive 20,24 or 28H. Get my point :)

    Rear wheels start at around £70. If you want a 9/10 speed wheel, it seems you got to pay for it :D .
  • bobtbuilder
    bobtbuilder Posts: 1,537
    You can get a pair of these for £40 from CRC: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=42536

    I'm only going to use it for a trainer wheel, but it looks OK for that.
  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    sandbag wrote:
    I had some good wheels but in the end they buckle way too soon or spokes still come loose. I thought why bother getting good wheels for Winter, if they not going to stand the treatment anyway. I had cheap wheels, yes heavier but they been strong and reliable, no worse. I do alot riding at night on new roads and don't see the potholes and bumps at high speed until it too late.

    There was some Brand-X wheels reduced from CRC. £30-60. They mostly all gone now. It didn't say if they were 8/9/10 speed compatible, probably not if didn't say in the ad. Wollyhat shop might be cheap but there is no 9 speed freehub wheels.

    That sort of cheap and any bargains.

    The Ribble are a good deal for two. The trouble not enough spokes. The rear wheel needs to be 32H.

    A cheap 32H will last longer and stay true than a expensive 20,24 or 28H. Get my point :)

    Rear wheels start at around £70. If you want a 9/10 speed wheel, it seems you got to pay for it :D .

    Sounds like you need to invest in a decent front lamp more than a wheel. :shock:

    I think the trouble with those Brand X wheels is yes they are cheap - but the alloy in the rims may be prone to buckling. When I decided a few years back to invest in some wheels (and if you can afford 150 quid it is often worth it) as the aluminium alloy rims were stronger, the hubs smoother. I have 2 sets of alex rims in the shed like this that are bent out of shape.

    A few places used to sell a good 36 spoke touring wheel with a mavic rim and shimano hub a while back. I've had a gander on a few sites but cant find anything like it thesedays. That was around the 50-60 quid mark.
  • sandbag
    sandbag Posts: 429
    edited December 2009
    bobtbuilder wrote:
    You can get a pair of these for £40 from CRC: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=42536

    I'm only going to use it for a trainer wheel, but it looks OK for that.

    It be ok. I had one of those rear when they were selling F+R seperate about 2 months ago. The wheel is tiniest fractionally not round, or was it the warped tire. I thought i was seeing things. Then when later a reviewer said it wasn't round that confirmed it. Apart from that i did 500+ miles on it and is very strong and true. It's a french wheel and the rim is deep. The hubs are thick(bad?). Maximum 8 spd but you can squeeze a 9 on. The £20 front wheel i had from CRC reduced from £60 were better, lighter. A bargain. What with all this nasty weather, i can forget about the wheels and ride hard.

    Good thing to do is check, tighten up spokes riding new wheel as several can come loose.

    Wheels from Halfords out in there new catalogue start at approximately £50 upwards. Some on Tiagra hubs and above. They claim built from Nottingham.

    A point i'm making is if i go over a few bad bumps, the wheel is buckled. That still happen with a wheel at £100+ can't it. I be real disappointed if that happened with an expensive wheel, what with the crap weather. You then have to pay a load to get the wheel right again. It is more economical to go through several cheap wheels.
  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    sandbag wrote:
    A point i'm making is if i go over a few bad bumps, the wheel is buckled. That still happen with a wheel at £100+ can't it. I be real disappointed if that happened with an expensive wheel, what with the crap weather. You then have to pay a load to get the wheel right again. It is more economical to go through several cheap wheels.

    I used to think the same, but then I put some aksiums on my old marin fairfax and trashed through many potholes in 23s. Before I'd buckled an alex rim on a trench pothole that was about 2 inches deep and a gap of 6-7 inches across. It immediately braked for me. Speaking to the guy in the LBS he told me better rims and spokes mean better chance of survival.

    You can see the roads I was using HERE and HERE and the rims stayed good for over 2 years. (I now use a custom set) Infact my old fairfax frame snapped - the wheels could take it but the frame couldnt. :lol:
  • sandbag
    sandbag Posts: 429
    maddog 2 wrote:
    pair of Shimano R500 for £68

    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... HIMWHFR200

    Same offer price from Planet-X
    http://www.planet-x-warehouse.co.uk/aca ... HR500.html
  • sandbag
    sandbag Posts: 429
    downfader wrote:
    sandbag wrote:
    A point i'm making is if i go over a few bad bumps, the wheel is buckled. That still happen with a wheel at £100+ can't it. I be real disappointed if that happened with an expensive wheel, what with the crap weather. You then have to pay a load to get the wheel right again. It is more economical to go through several cheap wheels.

    I used to think the same, but then I put some aksiums on my old marin fairfax and trashed through many potholes in 23s. Before I'd buckled an alex rim on a trench pothole that was about 2 inches deep and a gap of 6-7 inches across. It immediately braked for me. Speaking to the guy in the LBS he told me better rims and spokes mean better chance of survival.

    You can see the roads I was using HERE and HERE and the rims stayed good for over 2 years. (I now use a custom set) Infact my old fairfax frame snapped - the wheels could take it but the frame couldnt. :lol:

    Thanks for sharing. I understand. Just can't afford decent rims at moment, so i'm making do. The time i can afford is the time i get a beautiful value Viner. These cheaper Shimano wheels, they don't do the 32H. In the meantime i get a better light.

    Funny about the frame.

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