VegasJen

I was in Vegas today and I always love shopping at Goodwill (I'm a girl. Sue me.) Anyway, I'll occasionally find a decent used bike helmet for a couple dollars and pick those up as back up for riding, but I also use those when I skate, so couple dollars is a good investment.

But this was a first for me today. Stumbled across a pair of Xero XR-1 wheels with Kenda 700x28c tires. I went over the wheels with a fine tooth comb and could not find anything besides a minor scuff here and there. Still looked like probably 50% or better tread on the tires too. At $45 for wheels and tires, I thought it was just too good to pass up. Need to get a cassette though.

Did I do good?



Is this a pretty standard hub? I haven't really messed with wheels much before but I don't think having a spare pair is a bad idea. All my bikes here are 3x9 so I need to pick up a 9-speed cassette. I assume this hub fits Shimano?

Koyote

I think that's a Campagnolo freehub, which will not work with a Shimano cassette.

Aside from that, those are some very flexy wheels. Rather cheap when new. Might be fine if you are relatively light and don't put out much power. But if they don't fit your bike, that's all academic.

Kontact

Good score! That's a Campagnolo freehub body. Campagnolo 9 speed is spaced a bit differently than Shimano and SRAM, so you'll want to replace the freehub body with a Xero Shimano freehub body. It's not uncommon to do so. This might be the right one, but the price seems a tad high. Look around a bit:

https://247cycleshop.com/8-/-9-/-10-...e-bearing.html

Otherwise, you could buy an inexpensive 9 speed Miche brand Campy compatible cassette and play around with spacers until it is narrower - like a Shimano. Be warned, there are two Campy spline profiles, and your wheels have the later one.

VegasJen

Thanks for the info! Right now, I don't have any wheel issues, but like I said, it's never a bad idea to have spares. My Trek Lexa was down for months after I broke the hub on the drive wheel. Mainly because I had other bikes to ride and was too lazy/cheap to replace it.

But also, I like the idea of having a couple compatible wheels with different size tires to swap around based on riding conditions. That's kind of the plan once I get these sorted. One set of 23s for smooth, fast road riding and a set of 28s for some of the rougher roads around here. Just a thought anyway.

jaxgtr

if you can't find the correct hub body, you could also pick up a slightly used Shimano hub that will work and have the Campy hub replaced. Should be able to get that done fairly low cost.

Koyote

You might want to look into the freehub availability, since Kontact 's link shows "out of stock."

If you can't get the Shimano freehub, you might as well return the wheels.

MarcusT

The wheels look fine, I'm just concerned that you shop for used helmets.

tomato coupe

With the wrong freehub, those wheels may not be the bargain you think they are.

Mackers

Formula freehub body, you can probably pick one up new for $20.

VegasJen

Ya, I have two good ones I use regularly. But I also have a couple spares just in case I damage one. Plus, I also use them when I skate. Even used, so long as they're not obviously compromised, they work well for skating.
That would work! Any suggestions for where?