Originally Posted by Mondoman

I would go for a single BB7; the BB5 is more difficult to adjust for not much savings. The mechanical BB7 will provide plenty of fine control and way more stopping power than you will ever use unless you start downhilling. Don't mess with hydraulic brakes for this use.

For a new front wheel (it will likely be more expensive to rebuild your current wheel, and not as robust a product), make sure you get one with a good quality hub (Deore at a minimum, I'd look for XT), a nice robust rim like a Sun RhynoLite, and good quality name brand spokes such as DT
stainless steel. This is biking season, so prices are much higher than during the winter.

Given in-season pricing, I'd look at this one: http://www.niagaracycle.com/product_...ducts_id=13483