artmaker
Active Member
So after hundreds (possibly thousands) of miles, my rear hub is shot. Took it to a bike shop, who said it would be cheaper and easier to just buy a new wheel rather than rebuild one.
BUT they are having a hard time finding one.
So it's worth a shot to post here.
I need…
26" steel or alloy, 14 gauge spokes (or better.)
Mine is a free wheel (5 speed bike)
Now they tell me a seal bearing hub would be better than what I had but might not come in a free wheel version. So I would have to buy gears in that case. I'm fine with that. Since it's the hub that failed, stronger would be better. I barely use the gears. They can put on what ever they have in stock for me.
Since I use standard caliper brakes, there isn't much wiggle room in rim width. Mine measures 31 mm.
I did find wheels that are wider, but again, brakes. I really don't have much adjustment space there at all.
TIre size is 2.125
I am also not opposed to colored wheels. (Black would be nice.) In which case I'll get the matching front as well.
The best stuff I found yet is here, not sure the wider rims most of these seem to be will work though.
http://custommotoredbicycles.com/he...edanodized_colored_rims_alloyfreewheel_wheels
However, this is their old site. I have ordered from Lynn before but when I asked about this she said they are rebuilding a new site which won't be done till end of Oct. (not that far off.) Never answered my size questions. Probably too busy with inventory and what not.
Meanwhile if you all know of anything I can get ordered now, I would love to get a few more rides in before the snow.
So… got links to sites with this particular item? Post away.
OH… one last thought. I'm not at all opposed to buying a new gear for the 4 stroke, one of those ones that mount with three bolts to the hub and not the rubber things that smoosh around the spokes. OR if there is a wheel with the gear already built in, all the better.
BUT they are having a hard time finding one.
So it's worth a shot to post here.
I need…
26" steel or alloy, 14 gauge spokes (or better.)
Mine is a free wheel (5 speed bike)
Now they tell me a seal bearing hub would be better than what I had but might not come in a free wheel version. So I would have to buy gears in that case. I'm fine with that. Since it's the hub that failed, stronger would be better. I barely use the gears. They can put on what ever they have in stock for me.
Since I use standard caliper brakes, there isn't much wiggle room in rim width. Mine measures 31 mm.
I did find wheels that are wider, but again, brakes. I really don't have much adjustment space there at all.
TIre size is 2.125
I am also not opposed to colored wheels. (Black would be nice.) In which case I'll get the matching front as well.
The best stuff I found yet is here, not sure the wider rims most of these seem to be will work though.
http://custommotoredbicycles.com/he...edanodized_colored_rims_alloyfreewheel_wheels
However, this is their old site. I have ordered from Lynn before but when I asked about this she said they are rebuilding a new site which won't be done till end of Oct. (not that far off.) Never answered my size questions. Probably too busy with inventory and what not.
Meanwhile if you all know of anything I can get ordered now, I would love to get a few more rides in before the snow.
So… got links to sites with this particular item? Post away.
OH… one last thought. I'm not at all opposed to buying a new gear for the 4 stroke, one of those ones that mount with three bolts to the hub and not the rubber things that smoosh around the spokes. OR if there is a wheel with the gear already built in, all the better.