Thread: Rear wheel help
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Old 05-29-15 | 05:38 PM
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If you get a wheel, make sure you get the correct dropout spacing. A 40 spoke wheel is more common on a tandem, so you might inadvertently buy a wheel with tandem dropout spacing.

Bicycle Frame/Hub Spacing

As noted by others, this is likely an expensive wheel, partly because it is unusual. I agree with Cyclebum that 36 spoke should be adequate if it is a well built wheel with a good rim.
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