dee_el_gee
New Member
Hi all,
I own a Tern Verge P9 which I've had for quite a few years (spec here: https://www.ternbicycles.com/my/bikes/471/verge-p9#specs). Recently I managed to wreck the rear rim and need to replace it.
It has a 9 speed rear cassette on it, which apparently is quite rare for a 20" wheel.
It seems that getting hold of replacements is no mean feat, and from all my research over the past week or so I've landed on 2 options:
1) replace relatively like-for-like with a set of https://buy.ternbicycles.com/products/kinetix-pro-x-deep-dish-wheelset and put the old cassette on them
2) get a replacement with an internal hub available here: https://www.taylor-wheels.com/taylo...eel-double-wall-rim-shimano-inter-8-hub-black
My preference would be to go with option 2) as this would also reduce the maintenance on the gears, something I've struggled. However, from what I've read, going from a rear cassette to an internal hub isn't straight forward, and this is somewhat exacerbated by the fact the Tern Verge P9 frame has vertical dropouts on the rear which doesn't play nicely with the Nexus 8 hub unless you fit a chain tensioner (reference: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/nexus-mech.html#vertical).
So my question is: Has anyone attempted to do something like option 2 before? And if so, although I'm up for a challenge, I'm far from the most knowledgeable bike owner so should I go with option 1) or option 2) in order to fix my problem?
This is my first time posting on the forum, so apologies if I've made any glaring mistakes. I'm also relatively wet behind the ears when it comes to bikes generally, so it's quite likely I'll ask a lot of stupid questions, and misunderstand things. So thanks in advance to anyone willing to shed any light on my query!
I own a Tern Verge P9 which I've had for quite a few years (spec here: https://www.ternbicycles.com/my/bikes/471/verge-p9#specs). Recently I managed to wreck the rear rim and need to replace it.
It has a 9 speed rear cassette on it, which apparently is quite rare for a 20" wheel.
It seems that getting hold of replacements is no mean feat, and from all my research over the past week or so I've landed on 2 options:
1) replace relatively like-for-like with a set of https://buy.ternbicycles.com/products/kinetix-pro-x-deep-dish-wheelset and put the old cassette on them
2) get a replacement with an internal hub available here: https://www.taylor-wheels.com/taylo...eel-double-wall-rim-shimano-inter-8-hub-black
My preference would be to go with option 2) as this would also reduce the maintenance on the gears, something I've struggled. However, from what I've read, going from a rear cassette to an internal hub isn't straight forward, and this is somewhat exacerbated by the fact the Tern Verge P9 frame has vertical dropouts on the rear which doesn't play nicely with the Nexus 8 hub unless you fit a chain tensioner (reference: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/nexus-mech.html#vertical).
So my question is: Has anyone attempted to do something like option 2 before? And if so, although I'm up for a challenge, I'm far from the most knowledgeable bike owner so should I go with option 1) or option 2) in order to fix my problem?
This is my first time posting on the forum, so apologies if I've made any glaring mistakes. I'm also relatively wet behind the ears when it comes to bikes generally, so it's quite likely I'll ask a lot of stupid questions, and misunderstand things. So thanks in advance to anyone willing to shed any light on my query!