Need some new wheels

biker1984

Hi guys..

In the process of a new build.. I have purchased all new parts except for a wheel set...

I was looking at the Shimano MT15 wheel set.. Can pick them up for around £100 new on ebay.. I have read alright reviews on them, but i have read that they do require regular maintenance on the bearings and hubs because of the way the bearings are housed (or something like that)... This kind of puts me off, i would prefer something that requires a little less maintenance being honest...

Are there any other wheel sets that are recommended within the price range of £100?

Oh and ideally i would like them to be in white to really finish my build of, but its not the end of the world if they are in black...

Thanks in advance for your help...

Cheers

jumbosausage

I dont know the first thing about them but they may float your boat

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bluechair84

Shimano still use what's called cup and cone bearings where you have a threaded axle which tightens two parts of the bearing house together. With maintenance, the system can last you a very long time and I think bearings are cheaper to replace than the cartridge bearings of other hubs. The disadvantage is that you can't use any axle standard other than quick release but that won't bother most people. Did you find the BR review of the MT15.
My only criticism would be weight. For 60 quid more, you can get something a lot lighter: Superlegerra.

anj132

I just got a set of black MT15s from CRC for £85 when they had a jubilee offer but they are also on at Merlin for £90 in white. I personally rather get it off a larger chain than off ebay as larger chains usually have better return options.

Can't comment on the maintenance side yet as I've not had the chance to ride them yet but it's probably not that difficult.

I didn't find much more around the £100 price mark when I was looking other than 2nd hand.

Incidently, I take it you know they are centrelock for the rotors so you will need a rotor adapter if you don't have the right rotors. I got adapters from SSC for £15 a pair, I couldn't find it anywhere cheaper for a pair.

stubs

Bit over your budget but not by much £130
http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=40&products_id=536

Got cartridge bearings if thats what you want and not too bad a weight for the price.

cooldad

Nothing wrong with Shimano cup and cone. I have a set of Mountain Exage that are almost 25 years old. Bit of grease once or twice a year, new balls if they need it, takes about 15 minutes, probably less time than replacing a set of cartridges.

stubs

cooldad wrote:

Nothing wrong with Shimano cup and cone. I have a set of Mountain Exage that are almost 25 years old. Bit of grease once or twice a year, new balls if they need it, takes about 15 minutes, probably less time than replacing a set of cartridges.

Totally agree with you I have an XT rear non disc hub from around about 99/00 that still runs like silk. For some reason people think cup and cone is old fashioned but its still a good system as long as its well looked after. Plus one of the roadie mags got a university engineering department to do comparative tests a while back and found that a well set up cup and cone hub still had a lower rolling resistance than the best cartridge hub.

biker1984

Thanks for the replies so far guys... Most helpful..

So the MT5's are not the usual 6 bolt rotor connector? How does the centre lock actually attacth to the rotors then? does the adaptor screw in to where the rotor normally would then somehow fix on to the rotor (not sure that makes sense lol)

To be honest i didnt even think about the need for adaptors, so thats another £15 on top of the wheels.. Maybe just go for the rims suggested by stubs, thats assuming they are normal 6 bolt connector for the rotors..

386ka

They have Centerlock (shimano) interface instead of International Standard (6-bolt). You need Centerlock rotors for them, or centerlock to IS adapter.
Ps, you can have cheap centerlock shimano rotors from online shops like on-one.co.uk or bike-discount.de

biker1984

386ka wrote:

They have Centerlock (shimano) interface instead of International Standard (6-bolt). You need Centerlock rotors for them, or centerlock to IS adapter.
Ps, you can have cheap centerlock shimano rotors from online shops like on-one.co.uk or bike-discount.de

Ah i get ya, cheers

supersonic

Get a set of these:

http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/w ... lizer.html

Better wheels than the M15 - simialr hubs, but arehandbuilt with butted spokes, absolute bargain.

anj132

biker1984 wrote:

So the MT5's are not the usual 6 bolt rotor connector? How does the centre lock actually attacth to the rotors then? does the adaptor screw in to where the rotor normally would then somehow fix on to the rotor (not sure that makes sense lol)

Adapter slides onto spline, slip rotor onto adapter (facing the right way, not like I did :roll: ), washer, centre lock. Tighten with cassette tool. Simples.

I wouldn't have adapters put you off. Or get some centre lock rotors, probably pick up a 180 & 160 for around £20ish.