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Old 06-25-05 | 06:36 PM
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From: Boulder, CO

Bikes: Salsa La Cruz w/ Alfine 8, Specialized Fuse Pro 27.5+, Surly 1x1

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
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