Advice on 'cheap' wheels for SS build

spamheid

Hi All,

I am thinking of using my old Dyna-Tech strada 401 titanium frame to build a single speed runaround. I've been looking for deep rim wheels as cheaply as possible. Saw some Charge wheels - but a bit expensive. Then found these Espresso ones on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AQUA-700c-BIKE-WH ... keparts_SR

I would appreciate any advice/comments on these or alternatives that I could look into.

Many thanks.

Andyp2011

I've got a really nice set of brand new wilksinson wheels going cheap in a nice green colour. PM me for more info.

ynyswen24

spamheid wrote:

Hi All,

I am thinking of using my old Dyna-Tech strada 401 titanium frame to build a single speed runaround. I've been looking for deep rim wheels as cheaply as possible. Saw some Charge wheels - but a bit expensive. Then found these Espresso ones on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AQUA-700c-BIKE-WH ... keparts_SR

I would appreciate any advice/comments on these or alternatives that I could look into.

Many thanks.

Don't think those e-bay wheels will fit.

Your Dynatech rear hub spacing is probably 126mm (maybe 130mm) between the inner faces of the dropouts - the over lock nut dimension. The e-bay wheels are listed as having a flip flop hub so are likely to be 120mm OLND as on track bikes and off the peg fixies.

Monty Dog

Quando hubs IME are awful - cheap cup and cone with little sealing - lucky to last a winter. Try and find some made with Formula (Ambrosio / Systems EX /planet-X ) hubs with cartridge bearings - easy to replace if they wear out. Some have long-enough axles to be replaced for 126 or even 130mm drop out - assuming your frame has sloping road drop-outs too i.e. not vertical, otherwise getting chain tension adjustment could be tricky.

salsarider79

Do you have a budget in mind? Why not go for whatever fits, or is there a reason why you want deep dish rims?
You could always go for a nice handbuilt set. A Surly flip flop hub is about £70 new, maybe a nice rim DT Swiss 1.1 rim.....
If your frame is 126mm spaced then you can use a 120mm hub with 3mm spacers each side.