Upgrading single speed/fixie wheels
 

my wheels are heavy with cheap hubs, can someone direct me or recommend a good lighter wheelset with quality parts. Budget is 3-400$. I want brand name hubs, black stainless spokes, machined rear braking surface. thank you

Look at Velomine.com and Retrogression

I'll make it even easier than the Squid.

https://www.retro-gression.com/colle...pe-sf-wheelset

That would be a solid wheelset. Handbuilt is always better and those are handbuilt with decent components. Many of my handbuilt wheels (not by me, I suck) use either Sapim spokes and nips or H+Son rims or both.

Machined only in the rear, eh?

thanks guys, ordered a set from velomine....great store. I appreciate your help!!

Received my set of H+Son Archetype with Origin hubs, they are perfect. What a difference, hubs are smooth and wheels seem very nice quality and build. Velomine is a great find, thanks again guys!!!

No pics, no bike. ;)

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this is a before pic, upgrades will be finished in 30 days, all parts ordered!

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pic added, Ill post another once all the parts are assembled, thanks

Well, it looks pretty darn nice already. I like that color.

Thanks, looks like I paid full bike price for a frame, but, I like a challenge.

I bought a pair of Velocity Deep V laced to Phil Wood track hubs and inquired here about what color frame would go with the orange rims. The best suggestion was a similar (as I imagined it) blue as your frame. The thinking was like Gulf GT40 race cars. After pondering a new frame to build around the orange rim wheelset, I put them on my current fixed build, a light metallic green KHS Turbo and the combination looks great.

Then I had to figure out what to do with the wheels that came off the KHS Turbo bike and then I built a favorite fixed gear on a 1980 Trek 750 frame that has semi horizontal dropouts with successful use of magic gear. The wheels are wonderful with a first generation Dura Ace hub in front (overkill 36 spokes) and Nashbar flip flop laced with DT double butted spokes and Mavic Open Pro rims. The bike rides like a dream.

Soon after putting a Phil Wood bottom bracket on the KHS and dialing in the chain line, I borrowed the brake off of it to test on the new Trek build. The Trek rides so nice I haven't ridden the KHS since. I aligned the KHS fork but a proper brake hasn't popped up.

I would love to see a pic, sounds awesome. Please check out "Undefeated LeMans Edition @ DAN fixed gear on You Tube, it is a gorgeous color scheme like you initially mentioned.

upgraded wheelset
 

Attachment 588435....mostly finished, waiting on white industries freewheel, new chain and a new rear brake caliper!

Get a front brake.

its a singlespeed, not a fixie.

Get a front brake.

^ + 50

We don't deal in "fixies" either pal.

is that directed to me?

It has nothing to do with being fixed or freewheel. If anything, riding a freewheel makes it even more important. By going without a front brake, you're losing the majority of your stopping power, making yourself and others on the road less safe.

What? are you the single speed police? keep your personal comments to yourself, that is not a contribution to a forum. you know nothing about me or my bikes. perhaps this is a show bike, ...let those that ride decide!!!!

the subject is about wheels, not brakes .....its just a pic....get over yourself

Yup, somebody is off their meds. :twitchy:

LET THOSE THAT RIDE DECIDE!

http://www.madmaxmovies.com/forum/do...le.php?id=2852

Wow. OK, have fun tiger.

"GIVE ME ADVICE....BUT NOT ADVICE THAT COULD SAVE MY LIFE THOUGH"

You're talking to people who have ridden fixed/SS for YEARS. They know what they're talking about, and have probably crashed due to their own stupidity/fault of others a hundred times over. If they say get a front brake, they're saying it for your own good, not to be picky or start an argument.

Stop being such a snowflake, put a front brake on (Or not, because ultimately its your own choice!) and making a scene.
Don't ask for help and throw your toys out your pram when they do.

I appreciate the wheel advice. I didnt ask for anything more. Name calling on top of that? Really? Maybe Ill rename my bike snowflake to honor your intelligence.

No, you're quite right, you didn't ask for anything more. But in the interest of you safety they've recommended you put a front brake on. Going out of their way for your best interests. They didn't have to tell you, but they did. Imagine if you came back to this forum in two weeks time with a busted arm because you couldn't stop fast enough into oncoming and unexpected traffic, and we all said "well, if you have a front brake, that probably wouldn't of happened! Didn't you ask if you needed one before riding??"

Reacting the way you did is extremely childish, (what? are you the single speed police?) hence my response.

It's like having a go at a car mechanic because he's advised you to change your tyres as they've got no tread left, and you telling him to mind his own business. :innocent:

But look, it's your bike and your rules. We give advice based on what we see and what we've done. It's up to you to take it on board or ignore it. But calling people out on it and getting salty doesn't encourage them to help you out again.