Originally Posted by
Burton
It might help if you posted some specifics about those wheels - as in make and model. Particularly since a number of posters in this forum seem to think 10,000 kms is a reasonable life expectancy for a rim.
If they're on the market for less than $200 I'd be very interested myself.
Well, they are Veloicity Deep V rims. I build my won so they are cheap to me in my case.
Only one rim to wear out so far of several I have built. 20,000+ miles, brake surface wore thin, replace for safety concerns.
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rear wheel on the Madone
Deep V rim $60
Ultegra hub $50
spokes $20
front wheel Deep V rim $60
spokes $20
built on an old 600 hub I had in the closet from a past bike, great shape
The cost to me was about $210, it pays to build your own.
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I build my own so I look for sales like this. Front and rear Ultegra 10 speed hubs $136 shipped and save BIG!
hubs by
gulpxtreme, on Flickr