Can I lace a 700c rim to a old 27'' hub?
can I lace a 700c rim to an old 27'' hub?
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as long as they have the same number of holes and the 700C is not a paired spoke rim
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As long as the number of holes match, sure. (i.e 36 hole hub needs 36 hole rim, etc.)
I've done it. I had some old Normandy hubs I didn't want to part with, but the tire choices in 27" had gotten lousy. So, I had them re-laced to 700c rims. Needed all new spokes, of course. And you should verify that your particular frame will not have wheel clearance and brake reach issues. A little bit of work, but totally do-able. |
whats a paired spoke rim
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Originally Posted by RonaldHaines100
(Post 9380767)
whats a paired spoke rim
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Originally Posted by bikemeister
(Post 9381295)
Ohh, man, a guy at the LBS was working on a bike equipped with a pair of wheels like this, and he was pitching a fit trying to true the things up!!!!!:eek:
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Well i just built up my first wheel today, i disasembled and reasembled a old huffy 36h wheel. Got it pretty tru, spoke tension is probally dangerous. Noticed that With a zip tie rubbing, that if the pitch of the ziptie rubbing stays the same, then the wheel is intru. any one secound that idea? ( i probally sound ********) havn't road on it tho, it might collapse!!!!
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you can't say 'Ree-Tar-Did' on here. Maybe it is a poor choice of words. I guess I might look ignorent or offensive in the real world. SO its out of my vocabularly then...Probally.
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When you learn to build wheels it should make replacing wheels cheaper? (so long as you overhaul the hub)
about how much do spokes cost? |
Originally Posted by RonaldHaines100
(Post 9382527)
When you learn to build wheels it should make replacing wheels cheaper? (so long as you overhaul the hub)
about how much do spokes cost? Plus wheel building is very relaxing to me... sort of like knitting is for some people. The price of spokes varies according to what kind that you want. I try to only use high quality double butted spokes in normal applications, and usually pay between 75 cents and $1 for a spoke & nipple. |
That's interesting, Hydrated. Often I find that quality wheels can be found for less than what you or I would have to spend on the components of the wheels themselves. I find this frustrating in the extreme as I, like you, truly enjoy wheel-building. So I spend a little more and build them myself anyway.
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I think im going to use that huffy wheel set to build a bike the bicycle donation to africa that my LBS is helping.
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Originally Posted by Panthers007
(Post 9383151)
Often I find that quality wheels can be found for less than what you or I would have to spend on the components of the wheels themselves. I find this frustrating in the extreme as I, like you, truly enjoy wheel-building.
I always keep an eye out for great deals on stuff that I run across, and I buy some things even though I may not need it at the time. For example, the owner of my LBS was grousing about the stuff that he had in his bins that people order or return and he ended up stuck with. He let me rifle through the bins and pick out stuff that I wanted. One of the items was a brand new Bontrager Classic rim (still wrapped in its protective paper) that he sold to me for $10. And I already have a set of new 105 hubs that I picked up off of eBay for a whopping $30... so when I find a matching rear rim I'll build myself a set of wheels for my 1988 Trek 1000. And I'll prolly have less than $150 invested for a set of high quality hand built wheels. I'm also not very brand loyal except when it comes to spokes. I'll use any hubs or rims that are of good quality... but I never skimp on spokes. I will only build a wheel with brand new and high quality spokes and nipples. I also flip bikes on occasion to finance projects... but I don't like to sell bikes. I don't enjoy negotiations and stuff like that. |
what is the disadvantage to used spokes? they are bent?
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Originally Posted by RonaldHaines100
(Post 9387829)
what is the disadvantage to used spokes? they are bent?
If you can keep them sorted out, and they're the right length, and they were properly tensioned by the previous wheelbuilder then using used spokes is generally no problem. I've done it on several of my own wheels with no issues. Shops don't like to reuse old spokes because disassembling old wheels takes a lot of time and there's no way to verify the quality of the old build. It's much faster and more reliable to cut out the old spokes and put in new. |
Originally Posted by RonaldHaines100
(Post 9387829)
what is the disadvantage to used spokes? they are bent?
That said... many people reuse spokes with no ill effects at all. I just don't get warm fuzzies recycling spokes. |
Originally Posted by RonaldHaines100
(Post 9380767)
whats a paired spoke rim
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SHould I dissasemble more wheels, and then rebuild them to gain knowledge? SOme bike shops throw away so many wheels. are any of those potentially still valuable if you put a inexespsive rim on there? Although I fully understand that the hubs they throw away probally won't be worth more then the 'nasty' spokes on them any ways.
There are people that fish them out of the trash, and scrap the metal. SOme how I will get more satisfaction out of it if I don't have to dissasemble a perfectly good wheel, and then rebuild for practice/knowledge. But if thats what it takes. Sheldon Brown says wheel building is the best way to master wheel truing. |
I built my 1st wheel when I was 12.
27" Weinmann concave onto a high flange hub. You should do fine. Start today. You don't need to mess around with garbage wheels. Pay attention to the spoke pattern, tension, dish. It's not rocket surgery. :) |
im kind of limited on money, and between jobs.
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