I'm looking to replace the stock wheelset on my '07 Langster. Right now, they are Alex rims laced to anonymous hubs with anonymous spokes. They're relatively strong, but pig-heavy and the flex more than an narcacistic body builder in a house of mirrors, resulting an a loud, annoying clicking sound every time I hammer out of the saddle or hit a serious bump in the road as the rims and spokes flex.

Here's the kind of riding I do and the kind of wheels I'm looking for. Essentially, I'm looking for a source (catalogue, website, shop, back-alley dealer, etc...) for the kind of built-up wheels I'm looking for.

Riding:
Road riding, both long-distance commuting and high-performance road-riding (everything from one-hour interval rides to centuries). I don't ride fixed, just freewheel. Generally, I torque the hell out of my bike, sprinting on it and attacking hills out of the saddle, then bomb through downtown DC, then take it out on the open road for some nice, rural miles. No bike polo, alley-cats, or working skate parks on these, just the afformatnioned kinds of riding, basically, a roadie sans derailleurs.

Wheels:
since I don't know how to build them, I need to buy them pre-built. I need strong and stiff, able to resist lateral torque, but still aero and comfortable enough for the road. And of course, the lighter the better. Budget is around $300. I've heard mixed reviews about Velocity wheels, and I would be very interested in Mavic wheelsets (Open Pros, CXP 33s, but not Elipses). In general, though, since good pre-built singlespeed road wheels are hard to find and not very available, I'm open to all suggestions.

Thanks in advance for any help and advice.

bicyclewheels.com

Mavic CXP22 laced to Formula hubs.

You would probably find quite a bit if you just look for track sets with a flip flop hub. There are loads of wheels running around laced to flip flop hubs. Ebay always has loads of stuff. Good luck!

On second thought, the OP should probably just find some inexpensive, older 8 or 9-speed Shimano free-hub wheels, and slide a single-speed cog and some spacers on there. It's both a cheaper and better system than threaded on freewheels, and if you're never going to go fixed, why bother with a track hub?

I like the way you think.
+1

I would normally agree but 8/9sp freehubs are 130 spaced and lagsters are 120 spaced.

IMHO, I would cruise fleabay for hubs and then when you find them, send them to spinlite cycling and have them build you a set of wheels.

Dura Ace and Superbe pro freewheel road hubs come up often and would make perfect SS wheels.

I use a Superbe Pro rear hub and a Dos ENO freewheel and the setup is bombproof. Everything back there is sealed and tight.

If the OP's budget is ~$300 the only way to get a good wheelset that is a significant jump over bicyclewheels.com wheelsets is to piece them together him/her self.

Spinlite builts GREAT wheels.... I think I supplied the hubs and ordered 2 velocity Fusion rims + Sapim Laser spokes + alloy nips + labor and the cost was about $250 (but I can check).

Barring that, the Bicyclewheels.com prices are pretty hard to beat.

Oh, I didn't notice that this was for a Langster. Yeah, the spacing will be a problem, especially with an aluminum bike.

I would get these
https://cgi.ebay.com/Stunning-Suntour...QQcmdZViewItem

Send them here:
https://spinlitecycling.com/road_wheels.htm#Spin_Lite

Talk with Lyle (the owner) and he can tailor the build to your riding style/needs.

Other good hubs to look for when building SS are:
7400 Dura Ace freewheel hubs
Mavic hubs
https://cgi.ebay.com/Mavic-M505ME-Cla...QQcmdZViewItem
https://cgi.ebay.com/Mavic-rear-hub-N...QQcmdZViewItem

i used to say just get any ole fix/fix track wheelset and screw a freewheel on. for a long time i'd never heard of anyone having problems with this setup, and i'd run it myself offroad without any troubles.

but recently we've done three warranty replacements for giant bowery wheels with this setup (they ship with a freewheel on a fix/fix hub stock). threads stripped clean off, i think it's a quando which are known for being kinda crappy anyway but thought i'd pass on the word.

so i guess i'd say get a true freewheel threading (at least on one side) if you can.

These look tempting:

https://shop.greatdealsonbikes.com/me...tegory_Code=TR

Thanks, B.O.C., for the link to this website. The "track" wheels (I used the quotes, because I can imagine most of those wheelsets ending up on SS/FG bikes, which most likely, will see more road than track) seem a bit heavy, but with Mavic rims and DT spokes, will be stronger and stiffer than those wet noodles called Alex wheelsets. I like the black CXP22s 'cuz they're aero, lighter than some of the wheels listed on that page, and 'cuz they'll match the strict silver, black, and white color scheme on my bike.
And they come in under my budget, which means more bucks left in the pockets for CX money down the road.

I too have the '07 Langster. I put some Deep V's on there... I've got mixed feelings on them. Going with Mavic the next time around. If you want to try some Deep V's/Formula hub build, I got my set from Wheelandsprocket.com for around $300. And this is purely my opinion, but get Machine side-walled rims. I've had both on my back wheel, the machined sidewall seems to hold up better. I'm not sure if they reinforce them better or not, but my last one folded over on itself and couldn't seat a tire. Another side effect is weight.

Here's a link:

https://wheelandsprocket.com/itemdetails.cfm?ID=7129

Pink, yellow, and white are in stock for them with machined sidewalls.