RoubaixCube
~Tribanese~
- Location
- London, UK
(Bit of a story here so i apologise for the wall of text)
I took my hand built rear DT Swiss wheel to the shop for some love after the hub was getting a bit crunchy when free wheeling. Got a call on Tuesday notifying me it was ready for collection.
Went out to collect today to find the manager there spinning the wheel on the truing stand and he gave me some bad news... The hub had been overhauled but was still a little crunchy, but even worse was a crack had started to develop in the rim itself and the mechanic who had worked on the wheel failed to catch it.
Ive left the wheel with him for the time being and im searching for a DT Swiss RR440 Rim to replace the cracked one but those have been out of production for a while.
It then occurred to me that even if I had found a replacement rim and given it to him to rebuild the wheel that i'd still be paying over over the odds for what its worth as the freehub is still 'crunchy' and thus pretty worn. Id probably be looking at well over £100 for the work done thus far and also the rebuild. So with that in mind its probably worth getting an entirely new wheelset all together.
(story over
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Im looking for an 11sp compatible, rim brake, clincher wheelset thats strong enough to handle around 90kg of ape + some luggage when i want to do FNRTTC or DD rides.
Id like a fast and strong wheelset but i dont want something so heavy it can be used as something to drown me in the river.
Let me know what you got otherwise I'll probably be looking at some Fulcrum or superstar wheels but superstar seems super out of stock currently.
(Just as point of note -- Im waiting for the shop to get back to me with a final figure before i decide what action im going to take but theres a high chance im going to replace the old wheelset entirely. Im just trying to stay ahead of the game by seeing whats currently available to me -- thank you for your time
)
I took my hand built rear DT Swiss wheel to the shop for some love after the hub was getting a bit crunchy when free wheeling. Got a call on Tuesday notifying me it was ready for collection.
Went out to collect today to find the manager there spinning the wheel on the truing stand and he gave me some bad news... The hub had been overhauled but was still a little crunchy, but even worse was a crack had started to develop in the rim itself and the mechanic who had worked on the wheel failed to catch it.
Ive left the wheel with him for the time being and im searching for a DT Swiss RR440 Rim to replace the cracked one but those have been out of production for a while.
It then occurred to me that even if I had found a replacement rim and given it to him to rebuild the wheel that i'd still be paying over over the odds for what its worth as the freehub is still 'crunchy' and thus pretty worn. Id probably be looking at well over £100 for the work done thus far and also the rebuild. So with that in mind its probably worth getting an entirely new wheelset all together.
(story over
)Im looking for an 11sp compatible, rim brake, clincher wheelset thats strong enough to handle around 90kg of ape + some luggage when i want to do FNRTTC or DD rides.
Id like a fast and strong wheelset but i dont want something so heavy it can be used as something to drown me in the river.
Let me know what you got otherwise I'll probably be looking at some Fulcrum or superstar wheels but superstar seems super out of stock currently.
(Just as point of note -- Im waiting for the shop to get back to me with a final figure before i decide what action im going to take but theres a high chance im going to replace the old wheelset entirely. Im just trying to stay ahead of the game by seeing whats currently available to me -- thank you for your time
)
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