Looking for a front and rear set, 29", boost front and rear, 30mm internal width rim, HG freehub.
not too hard you'd think...
lots of Spank wheels on CRC, but the descriptions are so bad you have no idea in reality which hub combination you would get.
ordered some wheels from Bikester (Crank bros Synthesis on i9 hubs) disc mount is too far out so rotor hits the frame and they labelled the front wheel box wrong so i ended up with 2 rear wheels.
Off to Wales next weekend and currently have seemingly zero chance of going.
Anyone know of anywhere that might have that above combination in stock available to pick up? everything is either XD, non boost or out of stock.
Surrey or Sussex area (don't say Evans - if they have anything, the stores won't be able to get it)
getting desperate
Got my Hunt set the day after I ordered them. good bet if they've got stock
they weren't available last time i looked, till October at least, will check again as that would be perfect
Edit: nope, not available till October
Superstar? I just put some in my basket that would meet your requirements, and at no point did it tell me they were out of stock... worth a try?
If you’re happy with 28hole hubs and rims, Just Riding Along have Traildog 30s in stock.
Might be worth a call to see if you can expedite a build.
I’m about to sell some 29” hunt wheels..
Sounds like an excuse to buy a new bike to me! And some wheels N+1
Try ryanbuildswheels
Bet he can sort it
I recently bought a front wheel from these people. Seemed a good price and delivered in good time.
https://bikewheelsdirect.com/
I have a pair of potentially suitable wheels I keep meaning to sell that could help you out if you can't find any. WTB i25 rims on Novatec 15x110 12x148mm hubs. Currently XD but i think I have a Shimano freehub. £80 collected from GL11, kinda on route.
sorry , Germany is not very near
Yeah, bought the crank brothers from Bikester. Turned up quick, but going to be a pain to sort out now.
Times a factor, hence needing something on the shelf.
Planet X have some wtb rimmed ones that may fit the bill?
That Germany ebay guy has been turning them around in a week. Cant go wrong with his DT Swiss stuff for price, service and quality.
Are your existing hubs OK? An LBS might be able to build some new rims onto old hubs in that time frame. I suppose it depends if 'next week' is Monday or Saturday/Sunday.
http://www.ebaystores.co.uk/fitwheels-eu < Somebody else on here mentioned these a few weeks ago
Good wheels and prices, but mine took about 2 weeks to turn around. Prob not ideal for the OP.
Could you build some yourself? CRC Collect+ normally get stuff to you within a day or 2. Get hubs and rims from them and order spokes from Ryan Builds Wheels - he had spokes to me recently with 2 days of ordering (Cyclebasket also very quick for ACI spokes). Couple of hours to lace them - and then another 2 or 3 to tension them up and get it true etc.
Surrey or Sussex area (don’t say Evans – if they have anything, the stores won’t be able to get it)
Main warehouse with shop is in Crawley I beleive.
Was looking at nukeproof horizon v2 on wiggle. About £360 for the pair.
Not sure if still in stock...
edit:nope...
If you order from the German guy don't forget the ebay discount code to get another 5% off
Might have a go myself
Honestly it’s not that difficult, you just need some patience and logic. It’s not black magic as a lot of people think.
Find rims and hubs that match on crc. DT Swiss are good but if you can find their lower rims that have eyelets that’s easier to build then the fancier ones that have squorx nipples (which ideally you want a driver for) and phr washers.
It looks like you could get Dt 240 front and rear hubs and some rims from CRC - might have to be Wtb ones but I only had a quick look.
Then google DT Swiss spoke calculator and input the erd of the rims and the various hub measurements. You need flange circles and then the measurements from the middle of the hub to the left / right flange. It’ll then output the length of spike you need. ACI are the equivalent of 2.0 / 1.8 DT Swiss Competition Spokes.
If you buy aci spokes from Cyclebasket they normally courier them out next day and those double butted black spokes come with silver finished brass nipples.
The Sheldon Brown website has a wheel building guide which talks you through the lacing procedure - I’d go 3 cross and ideally 32 spokes if you can find the bits.
Then just work round upping the tension until all the spoke threads are inside the nipple. Then you get a small hammer and gently tap the spokes on the outside of each flange until they’re flush (don’t crack the flange hitting it too hard).
You then need to find a way to check how true the rims are. Ideally with a truing stand - but you could make do in a frame / fork with zip ties to check true. You want the spokes as even tension as you can but as long as it’s roughly right they’ll be ok.
Periodically during the process you need to ease the spokes - I normally put thick cardboard on the floor and stand / bounce on each pairing of spokes and work round the wheel (both sides). I tend to do this 3 times during a wheel build - it helps the spokes to wear into each other a bit and means you get less pinging / spokes unwinding on the first few rides.
I have some unused WTB i29 on SRAM 746 hubs boost with hg 12 speed NX cassette and 180 discs.
Can’t be bothered posting them but you could get them picked up if the price was right.
What you on bout Op
Spanks come with most adaptors included in the box
GET THEM BOUGHT!!
@tdog
its not that they don't look good, the listings are so bad (and the pictures) on crc that i wouldn't know if i'm getting a Spike an Oozy, A Spank or something else. really hard to match up front and rear.
I'm now also concerned that another brand of hub will have a similar issue to the I9 hubs and not fit the frame due to clearance around the caliper mount.
Reread my post k Dave
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Looking for a front and rear set, 29″, boost front and rear, 30mm internal width rim, HG freehub.not too hard you’d think…
You think that's difficult, try finding a 24" rear wheel with a 14mm axle. Its impossible.
How about these?
Boost, Shimano freehub, in stock.
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobile/stans-no-tubes-arch-mk3-mtb-wheelset/rp-prod152389
Contact these guys directly: Pacenti
Devon based and if you tell them your time issues they may be able to help you out. Depends how much you want to spend though.
So after spending several hours this morning with Spanks website on one screen and CRCs on the other, I am hoping a set of Spank 350 Vibrocores that should fit will be arriving tomorrow.
Whether that will be the case or not is anyone's guess at the mo.
Thanks for all the help and suggestions. Will update as to how it goes if/when they arrive.