[Misc] Bicycle wheels

The Clown of Pevensey Bay

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Jul 5, 2003

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• Mar 24, 2024

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After months of trouble and my third broken spoke I’m going to get some new ones. Never bought them before. How much should I pay?

I’ve got a two year old alloy Cannondale road bike with disc brakes that cost about £1200. I commute through west London maybe 50 miles a week and go for the occasional longer spin at the weekend. So the wheels have done about 3000 miles. I’d like the new ones to last longer and go faster. I’m also on the large side. Any ideas gladly welcomed before I ask my local bike shop and go along with whatever they say.

 

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Todd Warrior

Sep 16, 2005

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• Mar 24, 2024

• #2

The original wheels on my 'dale were replaced with no frills Mavics. They have lasted well.

 

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Jeep

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Aug 1, 2003

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• Mar 24, 2024

• #3

I put hunt wheels on my commuter. They're made in Sussex and have been good for the last 6 years

 

Cotton Socks

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Feb 20, 2017

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• Mar 24, 2024

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This guy has over 2m subscribers. B&Q is the place to go!

 

HeaviestTed

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• Mar 24, 2024

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Not sure on material but try and get the roundest ones you can

 

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alanfp

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• Mar 24, 2024

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HeaviestTed said:

Not sure on material but try and get the roundest ones you can

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Defo.

And get the ones that go round and round very quickly. The riders that I've seen on the Tour de France use them.

 

Herr Tubthumper

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The Fatherland

• Mar 25, 2024

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Cotton Socks said:

This guy has over 2m subscribers. B&Q is the place to go!

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Wooden happen in Germany.

 

beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius

Jul 21, 2003

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• Mar 25, 2024

• #8

buy new wheels? or is there some reason new spokes, and the time&cost to fit them would be better?

 

Is it PotG?

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Feb 20, 2017

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Sussex by the Sea

• Mar 25, 2024

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HeaviestTed said:

Not sure on material but try and get the roundest ones you can

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Nonsense, the future is SQUARE

 

Perry's Tracksuit Bottoms

King of Sussex

Oct 3, 2003

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Lost

• Mar 25, 2024

• #10

After similar issues my local bike shop suggested DCR wheels, who are just outside Lewes. They'll build whatever you need/want from scratch and are a nice bunch of people.

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The Clown of Pevensey Bay

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Jul 5, 2003

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Suburbia

• Mar 25, 2024

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beorhthelm said:

buy new wheels? or is there some reason new spokes, and the time&cost to fit them would be better?

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The hub is going to need replacing at some point, the mechanics have said, and as it’s a proprietary piece of kit you can’t do that without rebuilding the wheel and you might as well get a new one as it’s done 3k and the spokes keep pinging off.

Should be able to get a wheel set for £200 ish which is bearable.