decent affordable wheelset?!?!?!?!
#2
Any wheelset you can get your hands on + conversion kit (spacers + cog in lieu of a cassette). Make sure the spacing is the same as your bike. Enjoy. If you're looking for fancy, check out IRO Cycle ... they cater to the fixed guys a lot but may have a nice singlespeed option too.
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I like the iro wheels. $105 for the rear with a good quality sealed hub and nice rim. I spent 70 on one from nycbikes that came with a horrible rim and cheap suzue hub. I wish i had ponied up the extra 35.
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Originally Posted by sivat
I like the iro wheels. $105 for the rear with a good quality sealed hub and nice rim. I spent 70 on one from nycbikes that came with a horrible rim and cheap suzue hub. I wish i had ponied up the extra 35.
https://www.thebikebiz.com/ProductDet...%2DWHL%2DSUZ01
I was in their shop and took a look at one. Fortunately, the buyers remorse set in before I got out my credit card that time. The thing is that this wheelset is all over the place for that price.
#5
Depending on how much you want to spend Ben's Cycle has a pretty decent deal on a Formula fixed/free hub laced to Deep V's. Then again IRO has essentially the same thing but you can pick yer color. Thery're both about $250. though.
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right here https://shop.greatdealsonbikes.com/me...tegory_Code=TR
its a way good deal i think - anybody else get in on this one??
its a way good deal i think - anybody else get in on this one??
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Originally Posted by deimos
right here https://shop.greatdealsonbikes.com/me...tegory_Code=TR
its a way good deal i think - anybody else get in on this one??
its a way good deal i think - anybody else get in on this one??
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Bikes: Surly Long Haul Trucker set up for commuting and loaded touring, old Sekine road frame converted to fixed-gear, various beaters and weird bikes, waiting on the frame for my Surly Big Dummy build
Originally Posted by deimos
right here https://shop.greatdealsonbikes.com/me...tegory_Code=TR
its a way good deal i think - anybody else get in on this one??
its a way good deal i think - anybody else get in on this one??
My set has almost 2000 miles on them and are holding up strong. The CXP22 rims are sort of like a tamed-down deep V shape. (You also can use normal-length valve stems)
That wheelset gets my vote if you're looking for something pretty cheap with decent parts. The one I got from Nashbar is spaced 120mm, but had a long axle so you could theoretically space it to 130 or whatever if you needed to and still have the track nuts grab enough thread on the axle.
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Originally Posted by MrCjolsen
Was this the $70 rim you speak of?
https://www.thebikebiz.com/ProductDet...%2DWHL%2DSUZ01
I was in their shop and took a look at one. Fortunately, the buyers remorse set in before I got out my credit card that time. The thing is that this wheelset is all over the place for that price.
https://www.thebikebiz.com/ProductDet...%2DWHL%2DSUZ01
I was in their shop and took a look at one. Fortunately, the buyers remorse set in before I got out my credit card that time. The thing is that this wheelset is all over the place for that price.
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Originally Posted by deimos
right here https://shop.greatdealsonbikes.com/me...tegory_Code=TR
its a way good deal i think - anybody else get in on this one??
its a way good deal i think - anybody else get in on this one??





