Originally Posted by
queerpunk
it's more than "removing the spokes and hub and replacing the hub." you'd probably need new spokes, and you'd need to pay a wheelbuilder to build the wheel for you. A good wheelbuilder tends to charge between $30 and $50 for a build. Spokes are about a buck a pop. You'll need 32 of them. Do the math, see if that adds up to the ten bucks you'll save.
Well I'd just be spending less in the end I suppose if I bought the built up one. The built up one is $50. $62 including shipping for the other one that's not built up. I could always sell the spokes (if I couldn't reuse them for putting the new hub on) and hub that I take off of the built one. I was just wondering, without cost being a matter, if I would be able to use a rim that's already built up as a front wheel to strip and use as a rear wheel. I assumed this would be okay, but I just wanted to make sure.