Rebuilding an Old Iguana: rear wheel & casette
05-31-13, 08:52 AM
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Rebuilding an Old Iguana: rear wheel & casette
The longtime mechanic at my LBS (42 years at the bench and counting) gave me a '90s Iguana from which he'd taken the rear wheel. The frame is in very good shape, and it has a rack and fenders: just what I want for a commuter/rain bike during the rainy season here in South Florida, which is just kicking in.
I'm beginning to clean the bike, beginning with a rear wheel & casette. The front wheel is an Araya VP 20 with 36 spokes. So, first question: would an Araya RM-17 with a Deore DX M650 hub & casette work? The rear derailleur is an STX, so it seems to me that the wheel, hub & derailleur would work just fine . . . but "noob" isn't the word for my knowledge at present. Anything period-Shimano, anything 7-speed is what I am thinking. Thanks in advance for help and any advice/offers on replacement parts.
Tom in Miami
I'm beginning to clean the bike, beginning with a rear wheel & casette. The front wheel is an Araya VP 20 with 36 spokes. So, first question: would an Araya RM-17 with a Deore DX M650 hub & casette work? The rear derailleur is an STX, so it seems to me that the wheel, hub & derailleur would work just fine . . . but "noob" isn't the word for my knowledge at present. Anything period-Shimano, anything 7-speed is what I am thinking. Thanks in advance for help and any advice/offers on replacement parts.
Tom in Miami
05-31-13, 08:58 AM
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Until you get high-end enough to be dealing with a ten-speed rear end any combination of Shimano rear derailleur, shifter and cassette will work as long as the number of speeds on the shifter and cassette match up (derailleurs don't care about the number of speeds). You can also use a SRAM cassette, as the sprocket spacing is the same. The Deore hub is a perfectly reasonable one to use, the Araya rim is likely to be reasonable, so I don't forsee any problems.
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The Araya RM-17 is just the rim designation so any make rim and suitable hub wheel can be used. You would probably find it less expensive to purchase a complete rear wheel rather than building one up from components. The spoke count doesn't have to match the front wheel and 32H is far more common these days and plenty adequate.
Just be sure the hub's overlocknut dimension (OLD) matches your frame's dropout width. Road bikes are typically 130 mm and MTB/Hybrids are usually 135 mm but it's possible your is 126. Have it measured and buy a matching wheel.
Just be sure the hub's overlocknut dimension (OLD) matches your frame's dropout width. Road bikes are typically 130 mm and MTB/Hybrids are usually 135 mm but it's possible your is 126. Have it measured and buy a matching wheel.
05-31-13, 12:24 PM
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Thanks to both of you, Airburst and Hillrider, for confirmation and information--"OLD" is not something I would have known to check. I plan on buying a complete rear wheel (for not much money) rather than building up one; this bike is meant to be a very low cost daily user in the rain or whatever.
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