Anyone know where to get cheapish disc-compatible wheels for a road bike? I'm currently speccing out a replacement commuter bike, and am going for disc brakes.
I've found these:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=21672
which look like a good buy, but I was hoping to spend a little less.
Google is letting me down, as "disc wheel" means something different to roadies.
While I'm here, anyone got any frame recommendations? Must have disc, mudguard and rack mounts. Front runner is currently the Kinesis Decade Tripster, but always interested in other options.
I'm on a very slow build. I currently have a Planet X Uncle John frame, bought cheap during a sale, which I had planned to use with some carbon forks from a boardman bike, which have a front caliper mount.
I'm saving to have a pair of wheels built. I picked up some hope Pro 2 hubs yonks ago when they were in a sale at Winstanleys, and I plan to have them built into some road rims.
Not the cheapest route perhaps, but at least I get what I want, eventually, when I finish the build.
Its only taken 18 months so far, ha !.
I've just built up a tripster frame. Short of buying a complete monastic dew drop there was nothing came close as I'm not a fan of steel frames.
I build up my own wheels with some old hope bulb hubs and stans arch gums. Running 28 mm conti gator skins which I've converted to tubeless.
Doesn't help you in your search for wheels but I'm sure on-one were doing some at one point. Tripster is a good choice though.
Cotic do disc wheels for the Roadrat.
£125 a pair
[url] http://www.cotic.co.uk/product/roadrat ][/url]
use an old mtb frame with disc mounts and a rigid fork 700c x 25 should fit with ease
Wrong set up for drop bars rocket.
Op I'm guessing you don't want to build but on one have lx hubs for £25, couple with rims and spokes from crc for £60 odd?
Get some of the on-one 29er wheelsets. They can take a pretty thin tyre on there. Mine seem to be lasting and spinning quite well.
Think you'll not get anything cheap easily, unless your road bike has the mtb hub spacing.
cheap as chips.
Keep them well greased though
£78
some[s] shimano[/s] ones for £87 too
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Shimano-Fit-disc-wheels-700c-alloy-rim-black-Q-R-axle-/130462526813?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item1e602c2d5d#ht_737wt_905
So.. the fsa wheels in the OP, are they 130mm hubs? Will i be able To get a 135mm spacing frame and fork tight enough on those wheels?
Im pretty certain no one makes 130mm disc hubs. They will all be OLN 135mm (or bigger for DH).
Really? I didnt know that. Excellent news! Thanks
135 will go into a 130 frame OK.
FWIW if you CBA building I suspect my suggestion will come up a lot lighter than the other cheapies.
This suggests they are 130mm OLN:
[url= http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?t=115942 ]http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?t=115942[/url]
I stand corrected Chris. As your link suggest though, thats one helluva niche product. Only 2x disc mount fitted 130mm OLN frames out there...
And anyway, as Al says, 2.5mm squeeze on each side of the rear triangle wont be a problem.
I'm using the FSA wheels on a 135 spaced frame - it does load the rear qr but they work fine - nice wheels
Thanks for all the suggestions. Tripster is 135mm hub spacing, so that makes it a bit simpler.
Wheel building is something I'd like to get into at some point, so that may be an option, although since a spoke nipple tore through the rim of my current commuter on Friday I'm in a little bit more of a hurry to get a replacement. Also raises the other difficult issue: where can you get a solid truing stand for a sensible price?
Those Quando ones look like a decent option, although the rims may be a bit wide. I've always run 23mm on my commuter, mostly on the grounds that they look cooler. Maybe now that I'm adding a pannier rack, I should grow up a bit and got for something more sensible 😀
You don't need a truing stand to true a wheel, though it does make it a bit easier.
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Wrong set up for drop bars rocket.
ORLY
mtb frame-check
700c disc wheels-check
drop bars-check
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Aye well up to you, top tube too long for most.