650c Wheel Advice.

rokt

I was out on Sunday evening on some very quiet roads with my 10 year old son, he was riding his little Triban 3 and he managed to hit the mother of all pot holes and at speed !

Luckily for him & me he managed to stay on the bike but he's completely buggered the front wheel and the rear isn't too clever either. The rest of the bike including the fork are fine and have come through it without any damage, how lucky is that !

So I now need a new wheel set and the only thing I can find is a set of Pro Lite Garda DS clinchers from Wiggle. Has anyone seen any alternatives or can anyone offer any advice ?

I don't mind the Pro Lite's and the price is fine. The only problem is Wiggle, the last two orders I place with them never arrived and the last one was for over £400 and it was a pain to sort out, thank you UK Mail.... :evil:

Any advice would be very welcome.....

imposter2.0

There's usually a fairly good selection of 650c wheelsets on ebay - new and used..

rokt

Thanks for the reply. I'm not keen on buying from Ebay, last time I did I get ripped off !!!

I think I will order the Pro Lite Garda's from Wiggle and just hope & pray that UK Mail
don't f**k up again.....

imposter2.0

ok - but there are a number of 650 wheelsets on there from reputable UK sellers and there's no reason to think that any of them will rip you off.

MichaelW

Swap the rim.

mroli

Buy 650 rims and get them handbuilt for you on hubs of your choice?

Or, be a good dad ( ) and get your boy these:

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/WPHEARSL/hed-ardennes-sl-650c-clincher-wheelset

rokt

I did think about hand built but I think it's a bit much !! The lad is growing like a weed and
the bike will not fit him for much longer so I'll be spending more money....

The HED wheels are quite nice, but how much.....I've ordered the Pro Lite's from Wiggle,
Let's just hope our superb postal system does't bugger it up.