tomato coupe

Wow, three strikes in one paragraph:
1) Parting out the DT240 hubs would have been a neat trick, since the wheels didn't have DT240 hubs.
2) Giving wheels to an employee is not a charitable contribution.
3) Disposing of inventory, by any means, does not give you a deduction beyond the cost of the inventory.

Take a pill dude.

mstateglfr 

Its like you are posting comments about a related topic- the comments have some connection to this thread, but they dont actually make sense and dont apply.

Eric F 

If you look at only the-house's site, and don't do any other research, the first reaction of it being a scam...or the wheels are trash...or something else isn't right, is understandable. Others posted the same reaction early on. With a small amount of effort on the magical intarwebz, it was discovered that these might be a legit great deal for people who need that specific configuration of wheel. Parting out this wheel makes zero sense, and is likely to net less than the whole wheelset, with more effort, and a longer time frame.

Eric F 

The previously listed links for the same wheels on the-house's site now show the wheels as sold out, as well. It seems there was just 1 set of each size out there, posted concurrently, on multiple sites. This smells a lot like Pub just dumping the last of their inventory, possibly at a loss.

oldwinger14

Helmets and wheels....buy quality, proven brands.

base2 

Post number 23 shows a review saying they have DT240's
Sorry for mis-reading the review about this wheelset as actually being about this wheelset.

B) Call it a holiday bonus. Call it theft. Whatever. It's off the books & disposed of with out firing up the shipping department or related costs & the loss is book value. Which anyone concerned about paying business taxes on gains would appreciate.

C) So you believe the total cost of ownership for the 4+ years this wheelset has been taking up real estate in the shop + the acquisition cost + the cost of free shipping + the accrued annual tax penalty of remaining inventory & discount is somehow less than $135?...& the vendor is still making a profit somehow? Absolute best case scenario @$135 he's still on the wrong side of $0

This is stupid. I thought it was a scam. You don't need to blast me for giving my reasons why I thought it was so.

Eric F 

The links to the $135 wheels in the OP clearly show that those wheels have different hubs (much cheaper, no doubt). It seems that a couple of different variations of these wheels were in existence at some point.

If the seller thinks $135 is enough to justify their reasons for that price, then so be it. Sometimes people sell stuff for whatever they can get for it - even at a loss - just to get it out of the way.

tomato coupe

Giving the wheels away or throwing them away only helps if you can't sell them. There is no advantage to doing either if you can sell them instead. Any money that the manufacturer recoups by selling the wheels helps his bottom line.

Eric F 

More Pub inventory being dumped by The-House... https://www.the-house.com/search?term=pub

Koyote

The product pages show almost no info about the parts they're selling. Listings for "wheelsets" show only rims. No product descriptions. How on earth do they expect to sell anything?

Eric F 

I found this wheelset... https://www.the-house.com/qpuc27531w...ub-bike-wheels

Crazy low prices are attractive to some people.

Canker

So you bought a set then since Framed is a proven brand

The 27.5er carbon set is pretty tempting but pretty narrow, I'd like at least 25-27mm internally.

Eric F 

It is? I hadn't heard of them until this thread started.

genejockey 

Some time next week, then?

I have difficulty justifying spending $2500 for a BIKE, so a wheelset that pricey is definitely out.

hubcyclist

I was alerted to this yesterday by a friend on another group whose opinion I respect, and of course I had to do a double take since it seemed too good to be true. He ordered 50s and I ordered 36s and I've already got notification of shipment arriving on Friday. For under 150 it's definitely worth it even if they are lousy, which I doubt they are. I've got stock wheels on my allez and I'm famously skeptical on the ROI on wheels, but for the price it doesn't hurt to get the slightly marginal gain. I was considering campy scirocco wheels for around $300, which are 35mm deep and 17mm wide, and 100g heavier on paper so we'll see how I get along with these pub wheels come spring

Canker

I'm sure there are a lot of smaller legit brands out there you haven't heard of. I've heard of them because I'm a mtn biker and when fat bikes first got popular Framed was one of the more affordable options and got brought up a lot.

SoSmellyAir

Install them and post again here to prove all the haters wrong.

Eric F 

Valid. I wasn't challenging you. I just don't know the Framed brand, or at least it hadn't stuck in my memory at all.

Caliwild

Agree 100%. I would constantly be thinking about them underneath me. The additional stress alone wouldn't be worth it.

momoman

I appreciate the OP posting this deal, and the discussion regarding the wheels. I personally would have bought them if I needed them, and would not feel like I’m risking my life.

I’ve ridden with friends who had their carbon Easton wheels snap spokes and nearly caused accidents. I have friends who have discovered cracks in their name brand carbon frames (Orbea and Canyon.) They are more casual riders and not racers. The name brands may have better QC but some of the lesser brands may be very good. We all make decisions based on our comfort level.

Eric F 

You might want to read through the posts after Koyote's that you quoted. There is more to the story than just being a $135 wheelset.

bampilot06

wait, was my raise approved?

genejockey 

RAISE?!? You're lucky we don't FIRE you!!!!

Caliwild

Still a hard pass...

Eric F 

Understood. I wouldn't have bought them, either, but I can see how they might be a good choice for someone else. @hubcyclist apparently is one of them.