New Wheel or New Frame?!

[simon.r]

I have a Pompino with 135mm rear spacing. I've been running a 120mm Surly hub in it for ages, bodged to fit with appropriate spacers. The bodged nature of this has always irritated me. The hub's still running smoothly, the rim's worn but still has life in it.

So, I have a dilemma. Do I:

a - Buy a new custom made wheel. Cost £100 ish for comparable quality.
b - Buy a new 120mm spaced frame and fit the existing wheel. Cost £100.
c - Buy a new frame and wheels. Cost £220, but could probably sell existing frame and wheels for £100 ish.
d - Stop being so anal and just live with it until something breaks.
e - Something else.

Thoughts?

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

The bodged nature of this has always irritated me.

I don't know which Surly hub you have but don't previous ones have standard cup and cone bearings and threaded axles? If so and by bodge you mean replacing the axle with one that suits 135mm dropouts and introducing a 7.5mm spacer on each side then it is not really a bodge imho.

Those OnOne wheels seem dead heavy to me.

 

[MacB]

I have an unused Surly single speed wheel which I could let go for a reasonable price, say about £60 posted? Let me know if it's of interest and I'll check on the specifics

 

[Old Plodder]

If it is steel, then I would just close down the rear dropouts.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

If it is steel, then I would just close down the rear dropouts.

Yep, cold set them to 120mm, my last pompino was 120mm rear spacing.

 

[Thegiantpeanut]

Cold setting is a good shout, personally I would run with option (d), if it aint broke, dont fix it