650B Flow EX Wheelset – Best Place To Buy?

Trying to source a backup wheelset and I’d like some Hopes. Anyone know if there are any good deals about? Most I’m seeing are coming in round the £330 mark.

Freeborn ? I priced them up at £307 inc adaptors , had to stop myself !

What freehub/ front axel are you after. I have a set with tyres and was asking £295.

Answering the “best place to buy” question rather than “where’s cheapest” but I would put a shout in for 18 Bikes as they include, and most importantly fit, Stan’s tape and valves + two bottles of sealant for £360.

I looked into this recently, freeborn were the cheapest I found. You can get a LOT of tape and vales for £53!!!

I use Wicked Cycles. They are lovely people. £310 and you can choose your hub colour too if you are sensible and don’t go straight-pull

Answering the “best place to buy” question rather than “where’s cheapest” but I would put a shout in for 18 Bikes as they include, and most importantly fit, Stan’s tape and valves + two bottles of sealant for £360.

This + 1

Reliability is the main concern. Thanks for all the suggestions. I’ll take a look at my options.

I’m comfortable fitting tape and valves, but it would be good to get something that doesn’t need me to check it every ride.

I’ve got a set of arch ex and flow ex on straight pull hubs, both from wicked cycles..nice bunch of guys.
J pull £310
S pull £330
stans valve and tape is £20..

Back up wheelset… I’m intrigued.

Back up for what? Wet weather, huck to flat, collapsed bearing resulting in having to unspoken the wheel to send the hub back to hope?

I got Sherwood pines my lbs to price match wicked on some Hope Enduros with purple hubs ,£310 all in…. Support ya local lbs I say !.

Got mine from freeborn

They were he cheapest for me as you can select both your wheel adapters free of charge. £307.50

Ordered at 1pm on the Wednesday and were at my door 9am the next day. Awesome service and awesome wheels

@smatkins
I have a bike holiday coming up soon and I’ve heard the wheels supplied are a bit hit and miss. I can afford a spare set so I thought I might as well invest in one so my holiday isn’t curtailed because of it. Is that sufficient explanation?

Also, new shiny wheels! Yay!

I have a brand new Flow EX rim and a Hope hub sitting around as well. May have to return the rim and buy a 650B rim, or could order another rim and build onto that I guess.

Still means I’ve got a spare rim sitting around.

Another vote here for support your LBS.

Mine is surprisingly competitive on Hope stuff (Garage Bikes in Morley – Big Al is a lovely chap) and it’s nice to know that if owt goes wrong it’s only 5 minutes down the road rather than fannying around dealing with mail order.

Been quoted £342 by my LBS. Not bad I reckon.

The quote of £130 to build a wheel after supplying front hub I wasn’t too impressed by.