Buckled wheel...

miss notax

Hello

I am trying to get rid of some random bike tat to make some space at home (isn't Ebay a marvellous thing ) and I have a front wheel kicking around that I buckled ages ago at Sherwood Pines. According to the bike shop the wheel itself can't be fixed (whoops), but is there any value in the Hope hub? Would anyone be bothered to get the hub out to re-use?

I'm not after a value (i'll stick it on Ebay at a 99p start price) - purely whether it's worth bothering with!

Cheers!

nicklouse

yrs there would be. i would be getting some GOOD wire cutters and cutting the spokes out and put the hub up for sale.

reduction in postage cost would cover the cost of the cutters. (or get the LBS to do it). take cookies.

miss notax

Good plan. The amount I spend in the damn bike shop i'm sure they can be persuaded to help!!

njee20

Agree with Nick, I did a similar thing a few years ago and made a killing on tat I didn't want! Sold some Hope XC4 brakes that I didn't think worked (and said as much) with 150/130 rotors (mental!) for about £90!

miss notax

Cool! You've also reminded me that i've got some nice Formula rotors somewhere too....

chez_m356

nicklouse wrote:

yrs there would be. i would be getting some GOOD wire cutters and cutting the spokes out and put the hub up for sale.

reduction in postage cost would cover the cost of the cutters. (or get the LBS to do it). take cookies.

just unlace the wheel, a bit slower than cutting the spokes, but free

miss notax

I have absolutely no idea how to unlace a wheel :?:

JonnyN

Just unscrew the spokes. Should be able to see the screw heads through the rim.

chez_m356

miss notax wrote:

I have absolutely no idea how to unlace a wheel :?:

just do in reverse what this guy is doing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPyWjrmj ... re=related

pastey_boy

Or you could be a man and get an angle grinder on it, just remember to wear safety glasses and do it in the kitchen, away from any soft furnishings.

nicklouse

chez_m356 wrote:

miss notax wrote:

I have absolutely no idea how to unlace a wheel :?:

just do in reverse what this guy is doing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPyWjrmj ... re=related

But see. viewtopic.php?f=10007&t=12891770

mrmonkfinger

Definitely worth bothering with.

Personally I'd unlace it (although that's less important, just that a full set of - even used - spokes is a small bonus to include with the hub... you can probably guess, a buckled rim is not).

Out of interest, what colour is the hub, and what rim?

miss notax

It's an XM719 rim with a Hope Pro II hub (black I think - not a special colour at any rate!).

I'll have a crack at sorting the wheel out on Sunday!

lostboysaint

I'm just down the road from you and would take it off your hands.

miss notax

PM me with a sensible offer if you're interested then 8)

lostboysaint

PM sent

mrmonkfinger

b*gger, too slow.

miss notax

Sorry - lostboysaint got in there first! Deal done (with the caveat that I need to check tonight that it is ACTUALLY as I described - I know that it is, but I wasn't expecting to sell it today and i'm starting to doubt myself now )

chez_m356

nicklouse wrote:

chez_m356 wrote:

miss notax wrote:

I have absolutely no idea how to unlace a wheel :?:

just do in reverse what this guy is doing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPyWjrmj ... re=related

But see. viewtopic.php?f=10007&t=12891770

are you suggesting thats she's just fishing ?

miss notax

lostboysaint

It was as described, the hub will be built into a new rim and it was a pleasure meeting Miss Notax. Having now met her I am still amazed that she managed to do any damage to it in the first place!!

Thewaylander

She is tiny eh

miss notax

I was quite proud I was going fast enough to buckle my wheel so well - it was a very fast loop of Sherwood Pines that did that! Well, sadly not that fast after I had piled into the ground in a bloody (literally) heap

It's us shorties you have to watch out for you know