I'm asking here because, well, this is where the smart folks hang out.
Here's my story:
I bought a set of Mavic 517s on Deore hubs for my mountain bike that I converted to a commuter. Mostly so I could quickly swap fat tires wheels and skinny commuter tire wheels quickly and easily, plus I have a road cassette on the commuter wheels.
Yesterday I discovered a big 'ol crack on my rear rim. Must be the heavy panniers and the commute bumps.
Should I:
- Get a new rim and have a wheel built using the old hub? (is that cost effective)
- Buy a new rear wheel (but I have no clue about what to get, or how much it might cost...)
- Just use the mountain bike rear wheel and swap tires and cassettes, which would mean going mountain biking would become a royal pain?
- Some other thing I haven't considered.
Please, oh 50 folk, offer your collected wisdom.