hackybiker

Does anyone have suggestions for a replacement wheelset for this bike? The indicators on my stock rims are completely worn away. Looking for something with halfway decent hubs, 32h, able to take 9 speed cassette and 700x28 tires, that won't break the bank.

I've been searching around and most wheelsets available are more for racing. I mostly do city riding, sometimes carrying weight in rear panniers, but I'd like to able to do "light touring" on it someday, so looking for something durable rather than lightweight.

Thanks for any help and advice!

metalrideroz

tb14 to 105 hubs?

Tourist in MSN

I have no idea if that bike has 130 or 135mm dropouts in back. If it is 135mm, I prefer the older style Shimano Deore or XT steel axle hubs, but not the newer XT with aluminum axles.

If you might want to use these wheels in the future on a different bike, it might not hurt to get a disc brake hub. For example a friend of mine bought a new dynohub wheel three years ago for a rim brake bike, then a year ago bought a new disc brake bike and was unable to move the dynohub wheel over to the new bike.

I built up a set of wheels three years ago, used a XT M756A rear hub, it is a disc hub with steel axle, 135mm spacing. Very happy with it.

Dyad rims might be heavier and stronger than you need, but I used those for my most recent set of wheels, I like them. I think they will out last me.

robow

What's the spacing on the rear dropouts ? or what are your present hubs ?

djb

how much do you want to spend?
there should be used wheels around, although this does require a certain amount of hands on knowledge on your part to evaluate used stuff.

pdlamb

Can you get a new rim with a similar ERD and swap the rims? Or is there a problem with the hubs and/or spoke breakage?

hackybiker

The rear spacing is 130mm.

The hubs are fine, it's just the rims that are worn. I would consider lacing new rims but I don't have the tools at home and my local bike co-op is still closed due to the pandemic. And my wheelbuilding skills are mediocre at best (I've built 2 sets in the past which have been fine for city riding but I don't completely trust myself).

Thanks for the leads so far! I'll take a look at that link to velomine.com and look at the dyad rims. As much as I'd love to get a set of professionally hand-built wheels, I can't swing it right now, so it'll have to be pre- or machine-built. Was hoping to spend in the neighborhood of $300.

djb

to both of you-- I once had a rim that had splits around the spokeholes in the rim, too much tension, and was able to get sourced a replacement rim with similar ERD (if thats the term for rim height and all that, for determining spoke length) and taped the new rim to the old wheel, transfered spoke by spoke over, did a rudimentary tightening and then left the end part to a good mechanic.
Have ridden that wheel for years now and alls well.