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Originally Posted by flythebike
Definitely. I have this wheelset and my frame is spaced 130. It just fits.
I got them wholesale. They cost 85 dollars. New Guy also has a pair, and we wish his Mom had ordered 20 sets. She has since sold her shop. They are 100% machine built. I'd be surprised if a human hand ever touched them before me. A front spoke loosened up on me after about a week. I tightened it and noticed one whole side was a little loose. I tightened everything up a bit and it is fine. The back wheel seems to make a lot of noise, I guess the spokes are clanging into each other a bit because they are probably loose too. The hubs are surprisingly nice, spin smoothly. They are not light. They are not that stiff. What they are is a great deal. I really only needed the front, or so I thought, until I broke the axle on my Level rear hub. What can I say, I destroy stuff, Reed said he would try to have an improved axle to me this week. Since I had this wheelset in reserve, it kept me on the road. If you just want a decent wheelset that will get you on the road, and especially if you can do a little work on the spoke tension yourself, this is still a great deal. They are not hip, though. As if... |
i just ordered a set of these. does anyone know how long it will take to ship to canada?
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^ somewhere between 1 and 3 weeks. depending on customs.
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will i get charged duty on them for sure? and how much duty would i have to pay?
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wheels are not a place to cheap out, IMO Have to say, it's held up fine with me for over a year and a half. And I'm no lightweight. All I did was pack the bearings before use. I haven't even really needed to true them up. The rim is a cheap Weinmann and the hub is the cheap alloy Suzue flip flop. It did come with a cheap steel 15t cog, but it fit a bit too sloppy, so I used a Dura Ace instead. I think this wheel was one of those generic "Wheelmaster" machine made things often seen in saran wrap hanging in bike shops. |
Originally Posted by norcostorm
will i get charged duty on them for sure? and how much duty would i have to pay?
built wheels technically carry a 6.5% duty, but you probably won't get charged that. "bike parts" are duty-free. i have yet to be charged duty on bike parts from the states, including a couple of wheelsets. |
Originally Posted by baxtefer
nashbar ships USPS. so you're on the hook for at least $5 in brokerage + GST (maybe PST too, depending on your province)
built wheels technically carry a 6.5% duty, but you probably won't get charged that. "bike parts" are duty-free. i have yet to be charged duty on bike parts from the states, including a couple of wheelsets. Mine took a full 4 weeks though, and if you get other stuff with them, you may have to pay taxes on the same stuff twice and get reimbursed, as Nashbar will put the full invoice (for contents of all boxes) on the first box, and then the separate contents of each box on following ones - Cost me a 60 bucks twice, but got the reimbursement from customs pretty quickly. What'd you get charged for shipping to Canada btw? I got totally hosed, but bought two wheelsets and some other small stuff that ended up requiring a third box. |
Originally Posted by ieatrats
What'd you get charged for shipping to Canada btw?
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just a heads up, the coupon code for 20% off (HOLI20)
expires Dec 5th. |
I just got my wheels the other day. Compared to the wheelset that i have know they look great. They bearings are nice and smooth. There is no logos except for the mavic logo on the rims. They do not come with a lockring as described in the catalog. that must be ordered seperatley. I thought that both sides of the hub would be threaded for a track cog and lockring. It looks like one side is for fixed and the other side is for a singlespeed freewheel? I guess you could run a track cog on it but w/o a lockring. The other thing that i noticed was that the rim has a groove in the middle of the brake surface. Maybe it improves braking? I have to pickup a rear cog and lockring before i can test them out. I hope the snow melts by this weekend
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That groove in the rim is a brake wear indicator. some rims have them so you know when it's time to replace the rims.
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Originally Posted by brooklyn
I just got my wheels the other day. Compared to the wheelset that i have know they look great. They bearings are nice and smooth. There is no logos except for the mavic logo on the rims. They do not come with a lockring as described in the catalog. that must be ordered seperatley. I thought that both sides of the hub would be threaded for a track cog and lockring. It looks like one side is for fixed and the other side is for a singlespeed freewheel? I guess you could run a track cog on it but w/o a lockring. The other thing that i noticed was that the rim has a groove in the middle of the brake surface. Maybe it improves braking? I have to pickup a rear cog and lockring before i can test them out. I hope the snow melts by this weekend
It's not fixed/fixed? Really? ****. |
Originally Posted by chicagoamdream
Check your "order status" on their page...I think that they're just out of lockrings, so they'll be coming, if they ever get 'em. Y'know, who cares.
It's not fixed/fixed? Really? ****. |
are there any current coupon codes? has the HOLI20 expired for sure?
i didn't think i was gonna have the dosh to get these, but now i do... |
Originally Posted by chicagoamdream
Well, I checked, the listing says flip-flop. Am I crazy, or did it used to say fixed/fixed?
I think it did say fixed/fixed |
i used live chat, and talked to someone, and they specifically told me it was fixed/fixed, because the description wasnt that clear. They also told me it came with a steel lockring, but i dont know if that is the case.
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mine is fixed/fixed and came with two steel lockrings.
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[SEINFELD]"Nashbar!"[/SEINFELD]
Now I really wonder what I'll get. At the price, I might complain, but I won't send it back or anything. TD, were they Shimano (I presume DA) lockrings? When I went and checked my order summary, it had "SHIMANO LOCKRING" in the summary, although I didn't order one. Who knows. I will report back. |
Originally Posted by teadoggg
mine is fixed/fixed and came with two steel lockrings.
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Originally Posted by brooklyn
Didn't you just buy the nashbar track hubs? The wheelset is not a nashbar branded hub so they are probably different.
ahhh! nice catch! you may be right. I got the track hubs seperatly. I beat the **** out of them on a daily basis (potholes, curbs, bouncing off taxis, saltysnow) and they're still performing admirably. |
man, nashbar just lost my order. well, usps did, it seems. it has happened before with another nashbar order, too. i have no idea. there must be someone who handles my mail that wants bike stuff, because none of my other packages have problems.
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Originally Posted by brooklyn
Didn't you just buy the nashbar track hubs? The wheelset is not a nashbar branded hub so they are probably different.
nashbar hub != Formula IRO == Formula nashbar == novatec/Joytech |
Originally Posted by baxtefer
bingo!
nashbar hub != Formula IRO == Formula nashbar == novatec/Joytech |
Originally Posted by teadoggg
i'm pretty sure nashbar are not equal to formula. i think this has been debunked here.
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ahhh, so that's what != means.
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