Bent up a wheel on the Schwinn.
09-20-11, 06:30 PM
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Bent up a wheel on the Schwinn.
Sorry, I don't have pics, but the rim is pretty boogered. I hit a water filled pothole that turned out to be much deeper than I thought, managed to flat BOTH tires and bend my front wheel. I'm debating what to do next. My options seem to be thus:
1. Build/buy a new wheel for the Schwinn. If I go this route, what rim do I go for as my hub is still ok.
2. Take the Vuelta XRP Pro front wheel off my Motobecane and put it on the Schwinn, and build/buy a really nice front wheel for the Motobecane.
My budget is limited, but I figure I could get a pretty nice used front wheel for the Motobecane for not much money, or build a front wheel for the Schwinn using my existing hub for like $100 tops.
WWBFD? Any wheel/rim recommendations?
Le Schwinn
Vuelta wheel
1. Build/buy a new wheel for the Schwinn. If I go this route, what rim do I go for as my hub is still ok.
2. Take the Vuelta XRP Pro front wheel off my Motobecane and put it on the Schwinn, and build/buy a really nice front wheel for the Motobecane.
My budget is limited, but I figure I could get a pretty nice used front wheel for the Motobecane for not much money, or build a front wheel for the Schwinn using my existing hub for like $100 tops.
WWBFD? Any wheel/rim recommendations?
Le Schwinn
Vuelta wheel
09-20-11, 08:27 PM
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Post a WTB Wheelset in the bicycle section of your local C/L. You should be able to find something pretty quick, at a reasonable price, particularly if you are OK with 7 speed stuff.
09-20-11, 08:31 PM
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is that 27"?
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+1 And if that fails, build one yourself with your old hub. The mismatch with that Vuelta is too much to contemplate!
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Default answer is Mavic Open Pro to rebuild, but you'd need to get a set of new spokes on top of that and it'll end up over your $100 budget, not to mention having to build it yourself.
If you were running a freehub you could just buy something like this and have a matching set:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/MAVIC-CXP22-...item20b9ab7e44
https://www.ebay.com/itm/MAVIC-CXP22-...item2eb564e344
Or you can buy it anyway, try to sell off the rear and make back half your money. $60 for a new front wheel isn't too terrible.
If you were running a freehub you could just buy something like this and have a matching set:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/MAVIC-CXP22-...item20b9ab7e44
https://www.ebay.com/itm/MAVIC-CXP22-...item2eb564e344
Or you can buy it anyway, try to sell off the rear and make back half your money. $60 for a new front wheel isn't too terrible.
09-20-11, 11:20 PM
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As far as cost effectiveness that seems to be pretty good.
As far as cost effectiveness that seems to be pretty good.
09-21-11, 12:53 AM
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Sorry, I don't have pics, but the rim is pretty boogered. I hit a water filled pothole that turned out to be much deeper than I thought, managed to flat BOTH tires and bend my front wheel. I'm debating what to do next. My options seem to be thus:
1. Build/buy a new wheel for the Schwinn. If I go this route, what rim do I go for as my hub is still ok.
2. Take the Vuelta XRP Pro front wheel off my Motobecane and put it on the Schwinn, and build/buy a really nice front wheel for the Motobecane.
My budget is limited, but I figure I could get a pretty nice used front wheel for the Motobecane for not much money, or build a front wheel for the Schwinn using my existing hub for like $100 tops.
WWBFD? Any wheel/rim recommendations?
Le Schwinn
Vuelta wheel
1. Build/buy a new wheel for the Schwinn. If I go this route, what rim do I go for as my hub is still ok.
2. Take the Vuelta XRP Pro front wheel off my Motobecane and put it on the Schwinn, and build/buy a really nice front wheel for the Motobecane.
My budget is limited, but I figure I could get a pretty nice used front wheel for the Motobecane for not much money, or build a front wheel for the Schwinn using my existing hub for like $100 tops.
WWBFD? Any wheel/rim recommendations?
Le Schwinn
Vuelta wheel
Is your fork ok??
09-21-11, 02:50 AM
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Post a WTB Wheelset in the bicycle section of your local C/L. You should be able to find something pretty quick, at a reasonable price, particularly if you are OK with 7 speed stuff.
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You might be able to fix that. About 2 months ago I had a thread running on fixing the bent rear wheel on a PX10LE. It had a triple taco in it....seriously. Between my relaxing the spokes and bending/flexing on the doorpost and the LBS having a go at truing it all came out pretty good. Not perfect but good enough for not having to search the earth for a new rim.
09-21-11, 10:43 AM
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I may be broke, but I'm super anal retentive. Knowing that my rim surface was lumpy would bother me a lot. The Arayas are good rims, and when I redo that bike this winter they should go well with the rest of the upgrades.
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