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Old 04-29-11, 06:43 AM
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vuelta zerolite track wheels

Anyone have any experience with these wheels I've found reviews of some the others... looks like a decent deal for a beater bike.

https://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product...0_10000_202356
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Old 04-29-11, 07:09 AM
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I think you'd be better off with a set of Weinmanns with sealed Formula hubs from Velomine for only a few bucks more:

https://www.velomine.com/index.php?ma...el8sfp5tkb9s24
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I've been commuting on these since last August, though i got mine on bikeisland. I don't know how heavy they are, probably heavy-ish, but they haven't gone out of true or popped spokes or anything, and I was even irresponsible and never tensioned the spokes before using them.

I'm not sure there's any appreciable difference between the Vuelta rims and DP18s, and I am fairly certain the hubs are unbranded Formula low-flange hubs.
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Originally Posted by chenghiz
I'm not sure there's any appreciable difference between the Vuelta rims and DP18s, and I am fairly certain the hubs are unbranded Formula low-flange hubs.
The low-flange hubs pictured on the Nashbar wheelset (Formula or otherwise) aren't sealed. For 15 bucks more, I'd rather have sealed hubs.
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i have a set of zerolites laying around that i used to ride...

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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
The low-flange hubs pictured on the Nashbar wheelset (Formula or otherwise) aren't sealed. For 15 bucks more, I'd rather have sealed hubs.
That makes sense, then.
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Originally Posted by jessesv
i have a set of zerolites laying around that i used to ride...

So are Weinmann DP18s... but, like Scrod said, the sealed Formulas are worth the extra cash.
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Old 04-29-11, 08:48 AM
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Or - if the OP wants something with a little less weight/girth, there's always Sun M13s to Formulas for $125:

https://www.velomine.com/index.php?ma...el8sfp5tkb9s24
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
Or - if the OP wants something with a little less weight/girth, there's always Sun M13s to Formulas for $125:

https://www.velomine.com/index.php?ma...el8sfp5tkb9s24
i really think that's probably the best wheelset under 200 bones
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I agree and have nothing but good experience with mine.
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