Looking for new front wheel. Im 15+ stone. Any owner opinions on the Halo please.
Approx £90
1.1kg inc qr
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?PartnerID=79&ModelID=26808
Or JRA do a Flow on XT hub for £120 posted. Will it be much stronger/lighter?
I have a front Halo freedom 29er wheel on my Inbred (running 15mm bolt thru).
It's been rock solid to date and i'm about 16st. I have heard that the freehubs aren't wonderful on the rear wheels though but i have no personal experience of it.
I tried a Halo wheel once and it felt so heavy and sluggish compared to my Arch/ProII set up. I found that rim and tyre weight makes a much bigger difference for 29ers than I expected. Especially singlespeed.
I have a Bonty Racelight TLR QR tubeless ready wheel that is a couple of years old but has only been used twice going spare if you are interested. I can find out exactly which model and take photos tonight if you like. Email in profile.
I've got a pair on my Swift. They aren't the lightest wheels but they seem plenty tough enough and I managed to get them cheap in a sale. The rear freehub has been ok on mine so far. There is a little grease port in the hub body and I flushed it through with fresh grease a little while ago. Not sure if I did the right thing but its still spinning and has even quietened down a little bit.
I've used the rear wheel with both single speed spacers and now a Shimano 9 speed cassette and it doesn't look like the freehub body has been chewed up by the sprockets.
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