commonlaw

Took this off an old Lotus to build her back into a geared bike. I haven't found much in the way of pricing info and no nothing of the hub. It's just the rear wheel and not a set. Any idea of a reasonable price to sell? Thanks and apologies for the crummy cell phone pic but it gets the point across.

auchencrow

The hub looks like a BMX hub to me -(see Bullseye website HERE)

Anyway it's kind of anomalous for it to be laced to that rim: I would have expected to see a Mavic or Normandy high flanged hub.
The Mod E rims are very nice and desirable -( especially if it is the 700c size).
- If it were me I would probably sell them separately on eBay. (Likely the customer for the hub and rim are two different people.)
- For the rim, I'd estimate about $40-60 to anyone who needs one, PROVIDED you can assure that it is true, and you polish it up and present it well on eBay.
- I have no idea what the hub is worth.

commonlaw

Thanks auchencrow, much appreciate the feedback. I knew that bullseye was a presence in the bmx market but am not sure if the one laced to this wheel is some sort of bullseye attempt at a road market. I was at Recycles Cycles here in Seattle and the tech said that it could be a contender for their little museum -- makes me wonder whether it is cool and worth something or cool and worthless.

FastJake

It's definitely cool. I had a front wheel like that once - Bullseye red anodized hub laced radially to a Mavic 26" MTB rim. I have no idea why, but it was a very light wheel.

+1 on selling them separately. I bet you'll get more that way. Probably not too many people in the market for an oddity like that, as it sits.

commonlaw

This is more of a tech question I know, but as a newb, how hard is it to separate the hub? Convenience could be a factor for me since I am such a novice with this stuff.

FastJake

You need to de-lace the wheel by loosening all the spokes and removing them. The tool you need is a spoke wrench (about $10). It takes maybe 10-15 minutes once you get started.

Once you get the spoke wrench you can learn how to true wheels, and even build them yourself! If you're into that sort of thing.

commonlaw

Ah, another tool Seems like every time I walk into the LBS I walk out with another tool. I love this sort of thing and am learning fast so I will likely give it a whirl. Thanks FJ.

owenmyers

Ask someone how to de-lace a rim before you just go straight into it. First time i tried i was a newb, stripped out the nipples, tightened some on accident. I basically ruined my whole set up because most of it was rusted together. Try sheldon brown maybe?
https://sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html
I have two module e2 700c front rims, one laced to a Sansin sealed bering hub, the other has what i think is an Ofmega hub. Both are great rims, does anyone know how much these would be worth?

FastJake

Well in that case it was ruined already, or should've just been left alone. Rusted spokes/nipples are impossible to turn without breaking, so it really wasn't your fault. I once had to buy all new spokes for a nice wheel I wanted to save, due to the rarity of the rim and hub.

OP: de-lacing a wheel is probably the easiest operation you can perform. The nipples just need to be unthreaded from the spokes. They have normal threads, but depending on your orientation you may have to turn them to the "right" to loosen them. It only appears that way. If you round one off or strip one out you can always cut the spoke, bt cutting spokes on a fully tensioned wheel is a bad idea. Get them as loose as you can first.