New Back wheel

apple eater

I'm looking to buy a new back wheel.

I have a carerra vulcan disc spec, 2011 model. The bike has already had cheap sun rims put on by the previous owner.

On the weekend i wrecked the rear wheel. At the moment it has a 7 speed cassette but is actually built with 8. So aswell as buying a new wheel i'll also need a cassette.

The current rim has a 9mm qr hub fitted. Do i need to buy a rim with the same hub or will other hub types fit?
Ideally i don't want to spend more than £50 - £60. Can anyone recommend me a rim?

I would like the stronger double wall construction type rim as i am a heavy bloke who gives his bike a bit of a beating.

If any more information is needed, just ask for it and I'll get it. I'm no expert on part names/types but i'll do my best.

Thanks

Greer_

http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/w ... -sale.html for a single wheel or http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/w ... lizer.html for a pair

the hubs can be different (as in different makes, it will still have to be a standard QR) and any cassette will fit. If you have an 8 speed shifter/mech fit an 8 speed cassette.

Greer_

And you can also transfer the disc brake rotor from the old wheel to the new one. What did you do to the old wheel out of interest?!

The Rookie

Just to clarify, the standard rear is 10mm not 9mm (that's front).

Personally I'd look for some good used ones locally.

apple eater

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated.

I have been out to bike shops today and all anyone wanted to sell me were crappy unbranded £50 wheels. Anyone know if there has been a job lot of cheapo's dumped in the UK?

I didn't see anything that i wanted to spend on so i've decided to build a new wheel. I'll be using my existing hub as it seems ok, it did used to have an annoying rotational click but that has gone (it was probably a bit of muck), so i'm happy to carry on using it.

So I am looking for a rim and spokes.

I've found this rim
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=71049

and this one
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=23698

and this one
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=12375

anyone know what these are like? I do a mixture of xc and a little bit of 2 - 4 foot jumping occasionaly and i have a 2.4 rear tyre which i would like to keep.

What spokes would you recommend?

The Rookie

Do you have a wheel building jig? You may be taking on here more than you realise!

mcnultycop

Where do you live? I can do you a cheap used rear wheel that's done next to no miles since I did the bearings and freehub.

cooldad

I'd just look at some on Merlin. The set linked to above are a decent bargain - nothing wrong with Sun Ringle rims - the Equalisers are decent XC stuff.
http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/w ... lizer.html

Probably need some new centrelock rotors but you can pick them up cheap, and you get a new wheelset for pretty much your budget.

cooldad

Or a slightly chunkier rear in budget, six bolt.
http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/w ... 0-rim.html

Greer_

The wheels CD and I linked are fully built wheels, not just rims as the pictures show.

apple eater

Thanks for the info guys. I decided that as I only want top spend once I am going to build a rim.

I bought a Mavic XC 717 rim today. When speaking with the guy in the shop he said there are different length spokes so i need to figure out which length i need. He said the could fit the rim with new spokes for £30 all in if i supply the rim and hub. Then he said about the spoke length issue.

So i said if i bring my old wheel for them to take off and re use the hub would that be ok? He didn't really have an answer.

What's the situation with spokes and length etc? I'm not building it myself as I don't want to muck it up.

Greer_

There's spoke length calculators somewhere that you'll need to use. Other than that i've no idea, sorry!

Chunkers1980

So, you've spent more than your budget. The spokes might or might not be any good, depends on the hub. But then if you reuse the hub and old spokes if might not fit the rim as it might have a different erd. Sound like you should have just bought a built wheel?

cooldad

Any decent wheel builder can use a spoke calculator. If he can't I'd find another.
You can remove the spokes yourself - if they do it they'll charge.

apple eater

I decided to re use the hub as i'm happy with it. Shopping around has shown that my budget clearly wasn't enough when it came to a new wheel. So i will strip my old wheel and get them to rebuild with new spokes etc. I'll leave the technical know how to those who know. If i do it i'll wreck it.

The Rookie

PMSL, you could buy a decent new wheel for £60, as it is you'll spend £20 on a rim, £15 on spokes and £30 on a build....or you could have spent about £25-30 on a good used one.

apple eater

The Beginner wrote:

PMSL, you could buy a decent new wheel for £60, as it is you'll spend £20 on a rim, £15 on spokes and £30 on a build....or you could have spent about £25-30 on a good used one.

No need to wet yourself. It cost £30 for the rim, £30 for the rebuild including spokes. So £60 for a wheel with a new rim/spokes and a known good hub. I'm happy with that. I didn't want to buy a used wheel to find out it was a pile of doo doo. I'd then have had to start a "got ripped off" thread.

mrmonkfinger

I bought a Mavic XC 717 rim today.

Top drawer rim.

So what sort of hub do you have?

apple eater

So I picked my wheel up today and got the bargain of the week. Free spokes

I have one question, since the wheel is newly built, will i need to run it in so to speak and then get it checked or do i just run it until it needs attention?

cooldad

If it's been built properly it should be fine, but check the spoke tension regularly anyway.