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Love the look of Cotic Solaris to build up, but can't find any deals on wide 27.5 rim wheels (and don't know anything about them).
On my search I found an amazing deal on a built up Stooge from Charlie BM. (A grand)
http://www.charliethebikemonger.com/stooge-27-complete-bike-1x10-10797-p.asp
Has anyone seen any good wheel deals, or offer an opinion on the above?
Charlie had a Marin Pine Mountain Frame with a knackered gear Hanger up recently, wonder if that bike was all the bits swapped over?
Could be.
I like doing my own build, but the wheels are really vexing me.
I couldn't find much either, halo vapour 35 get good reviews, but aren't available again until mid March. I ended up buying a set of WTB i35 rims, novatec hubs and I'll get a local wheel builder to do the needful. Will come in just under 300 quid.
Build yer own?
Cotic do a set specifically for their Solaris, try contacting Cy
Cotic had some for £600. Seemed a bit much.
TBH we're in the scalping phase, I'm dead keen to try it but it'll need to wait til the prices drop, which they will. For now, if you want it, you need to pay for it or go with compromises like narrow rims or enormously heavy wheels.
I could build it up as 29 for now I guess.
The Alpkit ones are 2.5kg, doesn't seem too bad.
My Scraper/Pro 2's came in at 2.3Kg so the Alpkit ones look like a decent deal
Aren't the alpkit ones Boost hubs to fit the sonder frame? They won't fit a solaris
Edit: just checked the link, as you were
I think Just Riding Along are now doing plus builds on their own brand hubs which come in c.£300 from memory. Haven't tried their hubs but always had great service from them for other wheel builds.
Jra builds are on wtb I35, so not quite plus size but in between. Ideally I'd wait and get some of the new spank rims built up onto pro 4s.
Gotama, I'll have a look.
akira, where would you get these built? Likely to be mega money?
Yeah guess full build would be looking at £350 but no reason not to get cheaper hubs and build them up yourself. With some canny shopping I reckon you could get something well below £300. As a budget option cheap Shimano hubs and some spank 35mm rims would be closer to £200. All depend a bit on whether you have local shop for building or can build yourself though
Akira - you do realise that a WTB i35 is wider than the Spank as the WTB is internal width? Just mentioning because of your comment re not being full plus (which I agree with although personally very happy with i35) and then suggesting the spank rims.
I'm going for 40mm for full plus as the size has to start somewhere, just suggested the spanks as crc are doing then cheap and you can get away with 30mm internal for plus size but doesn't give you such nice tyre profile. Still worth waiting for a bit I reckon as prices will drop once halo, dt Swiss, spank and Easton get their new stuff out.