Originally Posted by
RaleighSport
let's say I just got my hand on a 26" alloy wheelset but they're both fronts and now with my f-ed up rear, I'm thinking of just switching the rear hub from to one of the new frontsets (probably the no name hub the others a formula)
Yes, you can dismantle your broken rear wheel and rebuild it with the rim from the front wheel and new spokes of the correct size.