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Ok, buggered my rear wheel on my boardman (riding old railway on road tyres, dont try it they dont like it)
LBS have quoted £80 for a non disc specific rim replacement, but I can buy this.....
[url= http://www.simpsoncycles.co.uk/product.php/1641/tru_build_rear_disc_wheel_700c_alloy_rim_black_8_9_spd_cassette_q_r_axle ][/url]
....for £50, are lbs taking the pee as its only my commuter
As the link takes me to a Fulham Road resto in That London, I have no idea.
How "buggered" is the old wheel?
If you can find a replacement rim, its reasonably easy to sway the spokes over to the new rim one at a time. You could then get the shop to true if up for you, or try and do it yourself.
[url= http://www.simpsoncycles.co.uk/product.php/1641/tru_build_rear_disc_wheel_700c_alloy_rim_black_8_9_spd_cassette_q_r_axle ]wheel[/url]
hopefully link works better now
£80 maybe a bit steep depending on the rim, a non-disc one wouldn't bother me, but I'd want a vague match in terms of colour etc.
Main issue is how the exisitng hub, spokes and build compare to the wheel you've not linked to.
You don't need a disc specific rim for disc wheels, the key thing if replacing, and you want to use the same spokes it to get a rim with the same ERD.
Failing that, you would need new spokes. For cheap & durable rims, look at Rigida, like the Grizzly, Tarus or Sputnik, all are under £20 Spokes should cost no more than £20 for decent DB Sapim or DT, and build another £20-30 depending where you go to / are located, if you can't do it yourself.
[url= http://www.chickencycles.co.uk/index.php?cat=19&sub=30&ord=2 ]Chicken Cycles Rigida rims[/url]