Rear Wheel
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Mark_Robson
Senior Member
- Location
- West Boldon Tyne & Wear
Any LBS should be able to sort you out with a replacement. If in doubt take your old wheel in so that they can match it to a new wheel.
Mark_Robson
Senior Member
- Location
- West Boldon Tyne & Wear
Sorry but your original post didn't make it clear that you intended to source the wheel online.
gwhite
Über Member
- Location
- Auchtermuchty Fife
It all comes down to cost really. A good, hand-built wheel which will last and take all sorts of punishment, will be costly (approx £60-70). It's possible to buy a cheap, factory-made wheel for approx £25-£30 but these are of poor quality and should be trued and tensioned before using and even then may not last. The other choice is to buy a superior machine made wheel made to a higher standard, which again may be as expensive as a hand-built one.
Amanda P
Legendary Member
- Location
- York. Well, York-ish...
Do you want to build a new wheel yourself?
If so, then as you say, you'll need a hub, a rim and some spokes. If your wheel has a 700 tyre on it, it's a 700 rim, not a 26". Spoke length is critical - but see below.
The important thing is that the hub and rim have the same number of spoke holes. You can find instructions for building a simple wheel in many places online. I've used Sheldon's to build two or three wheels now. Building rear wheels is rather harder than fronts.
If you're not planning to build it yourself, and you want a bomb-proof wheel, my advice would be to find a shop that builds wheels and has a good reputation. Go along and talk to the wheelbuilder, explain how your spoke breakages occurred and take his or her advice. Rather than thrust your choice of hub, rim and spokes into his hand, it's probably better to take his advice - builders often have preferences for these. A reputable builder will guarantee a wheel he's specified and built himself, but may not stand by a wheel built with components that weren't his choice.
If so, then as you say, you'll need a hub, a rim and some spokes. If your wheel has a 700 tyre on it, it's a 700 rim, not a 26". Spoke length is critical - but see below.
The important thing is that the hub and rim have the same number of spoke holes. You can find instructions for building a simple wheel in many places online. I've used Sheldon's to build two or three wheels now. Building rear wheels is rather harder than fronts.
If you're not planning to build it yourself, and you want a bomb-proof wheel, my advice would be to find a shop that builds wheels and has a good reputation. Go along and talk to the wheelbuilder, explain how your spoke breakages occurred and take his or her advice. Rather than thrust your choice of hub, rim and spokes into his hand, it's probably better to take his advice - builders often have preferences for these. A reputable builder will guarantee a wheel he's specified and built himself, but may not stand by a wheel built with components that weren't his choice.
Amanda P
Legendary Member
- Location
- York. Well, York-ish...
Yours is a cassette hub, not a screw-on freewheel arrangement, from your description. And that's good, because getting off screw-on freewheels can be a big difficulty; they're also becoming obsolete.
7- speed and 8-speed cassette hubs are the same; you could put an 8-speed cassette on if you wanted, but, depending on your shifters, you might not be able to use all 8 sprockets. The spacing between the sprockets on 7 and 8-speed cassettes is the same, but the 7-speed has an extra spacer behind it; that's all.
It does sound like the £35 wheel is the way to go if you need it quickly. Just check the spoke count - if you're heavy on spokes, a 28 or 32 spoke machine-built wheel (and it probably won't be handbuilt for £35) might not be up to the job.
7- speed and 8-speed cassette hubs are the same; you could put an 8-speed cassette on if you wanted, but, depending on your shifters, you might not be able to use all 8 sprockets. The spacing between the sprockets on 7 and 8-speed cassettes is the same, but the 7-speed has an extra spacer behind it; that's all.
It does sound like the £35 wheel is the way to go if you need it quickly. Just check the spoke count - if you're heavy on spokes, a 28 or 32 spoke machine-built wheel (and it probably won't be handbuilt for £35) might not be up to the job.
