Brass is an allloy.....just so you know....it's tin and copper.
You probably have galvanized spokes. As long as you keep the tension and truing correct, and have enough of them, you should be OK for a while. 26" wheels are stronger than 700c, anyway because of the shorter spoke run, and the hub will be heavier duty anyway because of it being an e-bike.
Veronique is about the equivalent quality of Alex Wheels....not junk, but definitely lower end.
Originally Posted by
SeizeTech
Hi everyone, thanks for all of your help so far.
I looked at the wheels on my Schwinn. They are 26" 36 spoked alloy rims, so their basically ok. But, Karma in the ebike forum has had some experience with them and feels that they are cheap.
Here's what I found for markings.
Wheel: Veronique 6061-T6 26x1.75
- I'm not a pro at visually identifying metals, but the spokes don't look like any kind of stainless steel finish that I'm familiar with, and the spoke nuts are the wrony color to be pure brass, they might be a brass alloy.
Tire: manufacturer hard to determine but its a smooth tread 26x2.00in and they are rated for 45-65psi. Again, I'm not a pro, but this time I like what I see.