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fake 08-19-10 06:23 AM

Rear wheel replacement Schwinn
 
Best wheels/rims for Schwinn Ranger bought at Target?
I need rear wheel with bolt and a front wheel with quick release.
Please help.

bjoerges 08-19-10 06:35 AM

Depends what you mean by "best" replacement. Do you mean cheapest, most durable, lightest...

Most bolt-on rear wheel freewheel replacements will cost $40-$75 from your local bike shop, but a very durable wheel will likely be more and a very light wheel will be significantly more. You likely won't save money by buying online.

Esteban32696 08-19-10 06:48 AM

&& I doubt you want to spend that much money on your bike.

fake 08-19-10 07:31 AM

What is the difference between
http://www.niagaracycle.com/product_...oducts_id=1015
and
http://www.niagaracycle.com/product_...oducts_id=1028

bfree 08-19-10 09:03 AM

One has a hub for a freewheel, the other has a hub for a cassette. See Sheldon Brown for more details.

CACycling 08-19-10 09:18 AM

Also, you do not have to go with a bolt-on rear wheel. If you wish, you can replace it with a wheel that uses a QR. I'm sure your bike uses a freewheel and, assuming you don't have a freewheel puller, you'll need to have a shop pull it for you to put on the new wheel.

It might be cheaper to repair the existing wheel depending on what is wrong with it.

fietsbob 08-19-10 10:52 AM

Ask Target, or wal~mart if they have a bike repair department.

If not (they won't) go to your local bike shop and they will show you what is possible.

Bring the bike in , there may be more problems that have not broken yet,
but is going to, because they put bikes on the floor with minimal assembly labor,
before the sale.

Cheap can cost more in the long run.


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