End of the world

[Rooster1]

Well, not quite but almost - discovered that my rear wheel was buckled and had a broken spoke.

Seriously fed up.

I now have a collection of four broken back wheels and one that has rare hub spline that I can't use.

 

[Globalti]

Is one of them an oldish Ksyrium SL rear wheel with a decent rim, by any chance? I need a rim.

 

[Rooster1]

Is one of them an oldish Ksyrium SL rear wheel with a decent rim, by any chance? I need a rim.

Afraid not.

 

[I like Skol]

Buy cheap buy four times...... As the old saying goes

Maybe you need better/more suitable wheels?

 

[vickster]

Handbuilts from @Spoked Wheels wheels ftw

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Shimano hubs, Open Pro rims and 3 cross spokes handbuilt. They only "fail" when the brake blocks wear the rim down. These days I just put a new rim on myself when one wears down. I have a pair of wheels on the good weather bike which have notched up 45,000 miles. It's the grit of winter that's the problem.

 

[Rooster1]

I spent an hour or so mulling over some discounted cheep pairs of wheels versus just buying a new rear as I seem to be flush with working spare front wheels for some reason.

My shortlist was £99 for a pair of Fulcrums...
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/WPFURSPO/fulcrum-racing-sport-clincher-wheelset

129 for these Frenchies with 76% off (but the reviews were terrible)
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/WPGIT20/gipiemme-tecno-020-700c-road-wheelset

Some Rodi Airlines at £65 (but they seemed a bit on the heavy side)
https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/rodi...8&utm_medium=cpc-UK-desktop&utm_source=google

But in the end I decided to get a Single Rear Mavic Askium 2018 at £70 from Tredz
https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Mavic-Aksium-Clincher-Road-Wheels-2018_85569.htm

I hope I made the right decision as I have to do everything on a tight budget.

I cannot be without my bike for more than a few days otherwise I start going mad!

 

[I like Skol]

Shimano hubs, Open Pro rims and 3 cross spokes handbuilt. They only "fail" when the brake blocks wear the rim down. These days I just put a new rim on myself when one wears down. I have a pair of wheels on the good weather bike which have notched up 45,000 miles. It's the grit of winter that's the problem.

I have a set of handbuilts on my much abused and neglected commuter. Disc brakes so the rim wear thing isn't an issue. I built them myself with Shimano hub, stainless butted spokes and Mavic rims. Currently at about 15k and no sign of trouble yet.

 

[vickster]

You don't need more wheels, you need more bikes

 

[I like Skol]

You keep busting wheels and can't afford to waste money so you just bought a 20 spoke wheel

 

[Rooster1]

You keep busting wheels and can't afford to waste money so you just bought a 20 spoke wheel

With the exception of the Giant PR2 wheel which has popped a spoke and is now out of true, all the other wheels are true but have failed freehubs - this is the common fault with 90% of my wheels, year on year. Another thing about the Giant PR2 wheels is they were second hand.

 

[I like Skol]

With the exception of the Giant PR2 wheel which has popped a spoke and is now out of true, all the other wheels are true but have failed freehubs - this is the common fault with 90% of my wheels, year on year. Another thing about the Giant PR2 wheels is they were second hand.

OK, I wasn't aware of that but even so I would still be looking for a wheel with a midrange or higher Shimano hub because they do have a reputation for being boringly reliable compared to most of the competition!

 

[Tim Hall]

Why can't you fit new freehubs to replace those that have failed?

 

[Rooster1]

Why can't you fit new freehubs to replace those that have failed?

Miche Excite Wheel - Freehub won't come off - had it on a vice with a long bit of pipe.
Cole Rollen - Cannot source replacement at a reasonable price.
Planet X - Has a 10 speed freehub with deep splines - can't fit 9 speed cassette. (Was a bad 2nd hand purchase)

 

[Tim Hall]

Miche Excite Wheel - Freehub won't come off - had it on a vice with a long bit of pipe.
Cole Rollen - Cannot source replacement at a reasonable price.
Planet X - Has a 10 speed freehub with deep splines - can't fit 9 speed cassette. (Was a bad 2nd hand purchase)

Ah, I remember the thread about the Miche freehub. I think you took one for the team, letting us know that badly designed stuff is still out there.