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  • 100mm 120mm wheelset
  • subduedsupernova
    Free Member

    I have just purchased a trek 2nd districk frame that has 100mm front wheel spacing and 120mm rear

    I am looking for a wheelset for general use but all seen to be for track bikes

    Any suggestions of a wheelset?

    https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/WPGIPIFI/gipiemme-pista-fixed-700c-clincher-wheelset

    I have looked at these but they seem really heavy but atleat there cheap

    qwerty
    Free Member

    Thats some serious heft @ nearly 2.4kg for that wheelset – but they are cheap!

    Look for some track hubs ( 💡 GoldTec) & build with Mavic Open Pro rims?

    Or this: https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/hubs-other/black-32-surly-ultra-new-track-fixedfree-rear-hub-120mm/ on this https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/rims-tape/32-mavic-open-pro-c-700c-622-rim-cd/

    SJS can do you a wheelset build.

    kerley
    Free Member

    Halo Aerotrack and Aerorage are pretty good for the money (£150) and weigh around 1900 grams.

    With a 120mm rear hub you will be looking at wheels labelled as track but they are fine for general purpose use (as long as they have a machined brake surface which most do)

    shermer75
    Free Member

    Velodrome shop

    https://www.velodromeshop.net/track-wheels/

    and Dolan Bikes

    https://www.dolan-bikes.com/bike-components/wheels.html?dir=asc&order=price

    both have excellent ranges, from the very reasonably priced up to ‘you can get a car for that’ craziness

    shermer75
    Free Member

    Velodrome shop helpfully make sure they state in the product description whether or not there is a braking surface.

    kerley
    Free Member

    Velodrome shop helpfully make sure they state in the product description whether or not there is a braking surface

    They don’t however point out that you are unlikely to receive what you have ordered/paid for.

    Only worth using if you are in no rush at all for what you have ordered as you may never get it.

    shermer75
    Free Member

    Oh dear are they a bit crap? I didn’t realise!!

    cookeaa
    Full Member

    I used a standard QR Road wheel on the front of my fixie till I changed to a disc fork (and now use a pretty standard QR 29er MTB wheel)… So you can use almost any 622 rimed wheel on the front

    Having the front QR potentially saves some faff if I were to get a front wheel puncture…

    120mm is also a pretty common standard for track/SS/Fixed bikes, I’ve got a Rigida Rim built on a Cheap hub I bought from Planet X, I keep a 15mm spanner fixed to the frame in case I need to remove the rear wheel for a flat… You can get 120mm QR hubs but they’re rarer and in theory more likely to slip under load, handy for punctures though…

    I’d look for ‘Truebuild’ wheels/wheelsets online maybe, they tend to be cheap…

    kerley
    Free Member

    Oh dear are they a bit crap? I didn’t realise!!

    They haven’t got the best reputation. I always suspect a shop that has such a large list of obscure stuff for sale. Guessing their model is to order from their supplier when they get an order which can go wrong quite often (see Tredz!)

    leggyblonde
    Free Member

    I’ve used velodrome shop twice before. Once I emailed beforehand to check, once I didn’t. Both times the order arrived the next day, no hassle.

    shermer75
    Free Member

    There’s a fair few disgruntled customers amongst the happy ones on TrustPilot

    https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.velodromeshop.net

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