Mongoose001 Posted December 24, 2016 Posted December 24, 2016 So my wheels are quite buggered and in serious need of repair. More so the back than the front. Front wheel buckled, back buckled and missing 3 spokes. Quote labour only is 150 per hour :-( Would it not be cheaper to buy secondhand 26" wheels as i have seen some on the Gum for 500 bucks. Bearing in mind that i have the centre fixed disc rotors. Are these wheels easy to come by? Cedric
Kalahari Vegmot Posted December 24, 2016 Posted December 24, 2016 26" wheels are becoming quite hard to come by unfortunately, so if you can find some decent wheels secondhand, go for it. There's a 'garage sale' ad that was listed today, where the guy has 26" wheels with rotors for sale-might be worth a look. I'm sure you'll be able to get it for R500 or cheaper...
David Marshall Posted December 24, 2016 Posted December 24, 2016 My guess is that the rims are poked as well as the spokes. Decent spokes/nipples for a wheelset will cost over R1000 and rims R1200. R150 per hour is cheap for labour. No doubt about it - you can get 26" wheels second hand for a lot less.
Eugene Posted December 24, 2016 Posted December 24, 2016 Centre Lock rotors are Shimano specific. That means, to keep your current rotors, you will need Shimano wheels. Having said that, rotors are quite cheap, you can easily get ones to match whatever wheels you buy. You can get adapters to fit 6 bolt rotors to a centre lock wheel, but I'm not sure if you can get adapters to fit centre lock rotors to a 6 bolt wheel
Kalahari Vegmot Posted December 24, 2016 Posted December 24, 2016 Just remember to add courier for wheels bought from, for instance jhb if you're in W/C. Through PostNet this cost me R200, And through SAPO about R170
Mongoose001 Posted December 24, 2016 Author Posted December 24, 2016 Thanx guys. Off to the ads we go.
Sparky and the Warden Posted December 24, 2016 Posted December 24, 2016 Thanx guys. Off to the ads we go. https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/222808-26-mavic-xm319-rear-wheel-with-142-x-12-hub/ As long as it's dent free not a bad option...
Mongoose001 Posted December 24, 2016 Author Posted December 24, 2016 Guys. Thanx for all the info. But i think in January next year when i get my inheretance i will look at getting a better working mtb. Just dont think i can wait that long :-(
Mongoose001 Posted December 24, 2016 Author Posted December 24, 2016 And the Mrs says no for a new bike! :-(
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