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robcycle
 
So its about time to replace the wheels on my fixed cross bike. I am looking for suggestions as to what to get. My budget is under $200. Will track wheels hold up? Its a steel frame, so I'm not worried about spacing, and I won't be racing the bike, just commuting and all the singletrack the gear can handle. I just don't want to get a set of wheels and then have them be trashed. Also, it has been suggested that I get 29er wheels and run cross tires on them. Any thoughts?

Thanks for helping one who doesn't race,

-Rob.

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flargle
 
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robcycle
 
Are you saying that their fixed wheels will hold up off road?

Also, how wide a tire will a 17mm rim take?

-Rob.

markhr
 
Are you saying that their fixed wheels will hold up off road?

Also, how wide a tire will a 17mm rim take?

-Rob.

28mm is usually the recommended maximum for 17mm mavic cxp33 rims - I plan to run a 35mm CX tyre with 25mm rims

flargle
 
http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html#width

"Note: This chart may err a bit on the side of caution. Many cyclists exceed the recommended widths with no problem."

dirtyphotons
 
i've been running the same set of formulas to deep v's for almost three years. commuting, trails, curbs, crashes. a few thousand miles. i've never had a set of wheels take the abuse these have. i run anything up to 35s on them.

dobber
 
28mm is usually the recommended maximum for 17mm mavic cxp33 rims - I plan to run a 35mm CX tyre with 25mm rims

I've been rampaging around with IRC Mythos CX 42mm tires on my CXP33 rims for more than a year.

An absolute blast.

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2006/oct/FixedGearRider-1.jpg

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