Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
Hi, was helping a friend move and found this Shimano rear wheel in a dumpster outside his building. Is it worth putting into service (it needs 2 new spokes and trueing):
Spokes cost about 4$ each, including nipples. Make sure you get the 280mm version, the model right above the 535 uses a longer spoke, so I've been sold the wrong ones before.
I actually found an identical wheel in a dumpster last week with one broken spoke. Its already listed on ebay, and I've had a lot of questions, and a lot of people are watching it with only a few days to go. Should sell for more than the 4$ it cost to refurbish, so I'm happy.
They aren't bad wheels. In general I think these low spoke count wheels are a bit silly, but they sure look neat, and can be very strong. If you have a road bike w/ 8 or 9 speed group you could put it into use, or refurb and sell like I'm doing.
peace,
sam