Some hub advice
PashleyRider
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Hello,
I recenly bought a 'good condition' Whyte 15mm front hub off eBay and unfortunately it arrived with a bent flange. I have had no contact back from the seller and doubt I will... It cost £12 delivered after they accepted my 'best offer'
This is the damage:
Now, will I be able to get away with running it? It is bent 1.5mm inwards and affects 1 spoke hole. I understand that trying to bend it back is not a good plan as it will weaken it further. The rest of the hub is fine and looks like new. I do XC mainly I guess, with a few little jumps and drops on the way, just the usual trail centre stuff.
Alternatively, what front hub should I be looking to get? I currently have a 9mm front setup (I was going to make an adaptor for the Whyte 15mm to run a 9mm through axle). I really can't afford to spend much, but will save if i have to as I want something that will run on 9/15/20mm forks to keep it reasonably futureproof. The Superstars seem a bit hit and miss with the bearings (and with new decent bearings you are entering Hope price territory), and Hopes don't seem to get much praise either with many people on here... or are they just being fussy?
I recenly bought a 'good condition' Whyte 15mm front hub off eBay and unfortunately it arrived with a bent flange. I have had no contact back from the seller and doubt I will... It cost £12 delivered after they accepted my 'best offer'
This is the damage:
Now, will I be able to get away with running it? It is bent 1.5mm inwards and affects 1 spoke hole. I understand that trying to bend it back is not a good plan as it will weaken it further. The rest of the hub is fine and looks like new. I do XC mainly I guess, with a few little jumps and drops on the way, just the usual trail centre stuff.
Alternatively, what front hub should I be looking to get? I currently have a 9mm front setup (I was going to make an adaptor for the Whyte 15mm to run a 9mm through axle). I really can't afford to spend much, but will save if i have to as I want something that will run on 9/15/20mm forks to keep it reasonably futureproof. The Superstars seem a bit hit and miss with the bearings (and with new decent bearings you are entering Hope price territory), and Hopes don't seem to get much praise either with many people on here... or are they just being fussy?
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It is more costly to build a wheel than buy a new one usually (or second hand complete wheel). By the time you have got he rim, measured everything, got the spokes it can cost quite a bit.
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Out of interest what rim?
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As an aside, this was the sort of wheel I was looking at:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... tedKingdom
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That wheel does look good value, and the weight doesnt look too bad either considering its seemingly designed to take a bit of abuse. I am very tempted! Shame it only comes in silver, but thats nothing some paint cant fix. I guess all I will need to do is drill out the QR adaptors from 5mm to 9mm (removing the tabs that sit in the forks) to run a 9mm through QR?
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Yeah thats right...a cartridge bearing shimano hub