New Wheels Required

Irri_Tant
Irri_Tant Posts: 195
edited September 2013 in Road buying advice
Due to a crash I'm looking for some new wheel sets for my Boardman Hydrid Pro.
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... o-10-37976

New ones need to take a disc which I'll use from the existing rims

Whilst I'm looking though I may look for white rims. Any suggestions?

Will also look at black rims.

New Rictchey is £95 from Halfords so my budget will be circa £250

How about just white or black rims I could have laced up to the origanal hubs?

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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    yes, if your hubs are good quality is worth reusing them... especially since disc hubs are not the cheapest... rims go from 40 to 120 pounds for the pair (or more), spokes are 20-40 pounds for a set, labor around 50 pounds, you make the maths and see if it makes sense to rebuild for you
    left the forum March 2023
  • cycleclinic
    cycleclinic Posts: 6,865
    Check your hubs bearings before reusing. If they are not smooth don't bother. Also consdier the boardman wheels (Ritchey) have no spare so if your freehub body goes your stuffed.

    Shimano M785 hub are inexpensive and now not too heavy hubs that are durable. They also have good spares back up.

    For £250 you could get XT hubs on Velocity A23 rims and silver Sapim spokes. The A23 comes in white (I must buy some of those) and also there is the velocity deep V in white. Both of these rims come in black too.
    http://www.thecycleclinic.co.uk -wheel building and other stuff.
  • davem399
    davem399 Posts: 269
    thecycleclinic wrote:
    Also consdier the boardman wheels (Ritchey) have no spare so if your freehub body goes your stuffed.

    Really? Just bought a new freehub body from Halfords this week for my Boardman CX (same wheels as the hybrid). Ordered in store and picked 24 hours later, and came with a free 11mm allen key socket as well. Halfords item code is 124100.
  • cycleclinic
    cycleclinic Posts: 6,865
    Well when I have tried I have been told no spares by halfords. So different stores say different things "that's helpful that halford's".
    http://www.thecycleclinic.co.uk -wheel building and other stuff.
  • Irri_Tant
    Irri_Tant Posts: 195
    thecycleclinic wrote:
    Well when I have tried I have been told no spares by halfords. So different stores say different things "that's helpful that halford's".

    When I spoke to Halfords the guy was looking through a spares list for the bikes whilst I was on the phone.
  • Irri_Tant
    Irri_Tant Posts: 195
    Been offered set of low mileage rims from a Saracen Urban Hack 2

    Would they be suitable?

    I'm on 9 speed and the specs say 10 speed

    http://www.saracen.co.uk/bikes/urban/hack-2
  • cycleclinic
    cycleclinic Posts: 6,865
    9 and 10 speed wheels are the same. Just change the cassette.
    http://www.thecycleclinic.co.uk -wheel building and other stuff.

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