Will these wheels work? (Building first bike) *Update Post #22
 

(First bike!)

I went riding with my buddies who are really into this stuff when I visited back home and had a good time and it was a good workout.
My friend sold me this frame, fork, bars, seat, and brake for $50 because he got a new one with some crazy light carbon fiber on it. It says it is made by Felt Brougham on the sticker.

http://i46.tinypic.com/2hg4x34.jpg

I bought an SRAM S300 crankset/GXP bottom bracket on Craiglist for $80 that is in used but really good condition.

I want to get these wheels, but someone on another forum was saying you can't use a front brake on them. I want a front brake, so I hope that is false.

http://www.velomine.com/index.php?ma...oducts_id=1754

I was going to buy this setup here
http://store.citygrounds.com/store/p...be%2BRim-Tape/ but I like the white rims more. So I want to get those wheels from Velomine and get the rest from City Grounds since they're local to me and seem to have a good reputation.

Thanks for the help and sorry for the long winded first post,

Ryan

Edit: I guess I should make sure that crankset will work while I'm at it, though I'm pretty sure it will.

The cranks should work fine. I use them on my bike, always liked em. Those wheels are not recommended for use with brakes because they lack a machined sidewall/any kind of braking surface. You can use a brake on them, but it will probably not work as well as it could, and it will definitely leave ugly marks all over your rim.

http://www.velomine.com/index.php?ma...roducts_id=555 These have a machined sidewall on the rims and are actually made to be used with brakes, so they might be a better option for you. They'll be lighter too, B43s are very heavy.

B43's are not designed to be run with brakes and you can damage the structure of the rim, not just the paint. I think those Origin 8 wheels are just rebranded B43's, but I could be wrong. If they are, no brakes should be run on either.

White wheels seriously suck to keep clean.

The S300's will work on your Brougham, have a friend with the same setup.

Origin8's wheels are definitely not rebranded B43s, but I would avoid brake usage on them anyway.

So after I get this wheel set, I still need a chain, tires, tubes (do I need that rim tape stuff?), and pedals. Where do I get the rear wheel gear? (not sure of the proper term).
I'll probably upgrade the seat and bars later, but I want to get it rolling for now. I have access to torque wrenches, air compressors, etc at work. We have it all. I just need to get that wrench attachment for the GXP BB.

Should I get Vittoria Rubinos ($26) or Zaffiro Pro II ($36) as the tires?
I like the black/white combo on them, but I just don't know which would be better.

Okay, those look pretty good and they're the only machined rims in that style that I can find. I don't mind spending a little extra if they're really that much better. So they say 120mm spacing and something about spacers and my rear axle, do I need spacers?
Are they 700x23 like the non-machined Deep Vs?

Meh I'll just wash them every once and a while. I have a lot of cleaning stuff for work/my main hobby which involves stuff made of metal that has to be cleaned after every single use. Lots of CLP type stuff.

Thanks for letting me know about the S300s, I just thought it was a pretty good deal when I saw it on CL so I jumped on it. My friend recommended some S100, but those were only like $20 more than new S100, so I went for it.




Sorry for all the noob questions, thank you guys!

YES! Non-option.

LBS.

Meh.

Care to elaborate on "meh."? Haha. What do you suggest?
Also, that rear cog, I see a lot of "flip flop" hubs and stuff online (including City Grounds which is my LBS) but I think those wheels already come with hubs. Do I just need the gear piece or are there other parts aside from that and the hub?

Thanks for the reply!

Those certainly are. Origin 8 bought up some of Velocity's slight factory seconds and rebranded them.

As ddeadserious said, you can not use a brake on B43s.

In a more helpful tone, now that I've slept and I'm mostly sober, I've ridden both, and to me, It's mostly the same. I would go for a)puncture resistance b)color coordination. Pick which does those better.

For example, http://store.citygrounds.com/store/p...%2C-Black-Hub/ don't come with a cog, so you would have to by one of these in your gearing and budget of choice. http://store.citygrounds.com/store/c...%26-Cassettes/

Are neither of those puncture resistant?

I see, so if I just want fixed for now I can just buy a cog and if I want to put a freewheel on the otherwise later then I can just pop one on?

Other side* sorry, iPhone.

if you are riding fixed gear, youll need both a cog and lockring to keep it on your wheel and you out of the hospital
if you are riding single speed (i.e. coasting) youll only need a freewheel

keep in mind if the wheelset has hubs that have fixed/free threads, or fixed/fixed
you can put a freewheel on a fixed thread but not the other way around

Skip the Rando's. I run Specialized Armadillos and am pretty happy with them. I've had one puncture, and I ride ****ty Chicago streets with broken glass on them daily.

Anyone else find it funny that OP's name has the word "anchors" in it, and the wheels he wants are commonly referred to as "boat anchors"?

i second armadillos, ive only put about 400 miles on mine so far, but ive seen myself go over unavoidable glass and sharp metal and havent had a problem in NYC

jimmytango is absolutely right & op should absolutely stick with his instincts & get some boat anchors to go with his nick & in that spirit, i have the perfect answer:
http://www.ws-outlet.com/images/prod...e/45436_1_.jpg
http://www.ws-outlet.com/p-45436-eig...32-deep-v.aspx

iirc...even when they are not msw, these babies do have a braking area hidden under the paint.

inexpensive super deep white rims like he said he wanted in his initial post, can work with his front brake, & a svelte 2600g to provide proper anchors for mr. anchors. or maybe if these aren't anchorly enuff, he might be interested in the 48 spoke version?

so what'd i tellya? perfect solution, right? :innocent:

Any reason not to get these over the wheel set I said I was going to get above?

I think the only difference is white spokes and five bucks cheaper. Please correct me if that isn't right.
http://www.velomine.com/index.php?ma...oducts_id=1384

also, on these 700x23 wheels, should I get a 700x25 tube/tire? I read 700x23 is more just for racing??

These would be much lighter.

Get these instead.

You didn't post anything. I'm not sure if that was really dry humor or a broken URL haha.

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I was referring to the wheels you just asked about, compared to the wheels you initially posted.

Ohh. Sorry, I'm stupid. haha

How about the tire fitting?
Would 700x25 be a good call?

You can pretty much put any size tire you feel on a given rim if there is clearance for it on your frame. 25's would be fine.

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone here for helping me out.
I've got everything ordered and ready to go with my S300 crankset and the parts I posted above.
I'll post when it is all put together.

(Please let me know if some of these items don't make sense with my set up).

http://i47.tinypic.com/351x2zc.jpg

It looks good.

gonna need a second roll of rim tape, a roll per wheel
but that can be found easily at your lbs

Forget 700x25, get 700x23! looks much cooler