Recommend me a wheelset

[Butterbean]

So, I have a cheap, cheerful, disk brake road/mild gravel bike. It's a GT grade that I got on clearance from Sportsmans and I love it, a lot!

 

I sold the original heavy wheels and tyres and popped my Giant PXC2 wheelset on there with a 15mm TA to QR adapter in the front. Worked great but I rode over a brick a few weeks back, and the already slightly bent rims are now toast.

 

So, I need a seriously budget solution. I'm fine with just a rim replacement if it comes in reasonably, but wouldn't mind replacing with a lighter wheelset that still strong and gravel capable.

 

Bike is QR front and rear so am quietly hoping that somewhere in a dusty corner of a bike shop there are some great wheels waiting for a new home....

 

Anyway, lemme know. Honestly I couldn't spend more than 2500 on this exercise, whichever way it goes...

[Andy_P]

Rapide is a great option and value for money. Would be considered a budget option for a lot of folks but that's always relative. About R5k for a complete wheelset, or just over R2k for a front wheel. Otherwise you can just order a Rapide rim but then new spokes and nipples might be the order of the day and with rebuilding cost might end up costing close to a new wheel.

 

Other option is Lyne, which I personally went for, they come in at R6k for a wheelset but not sure if they have something for gravel/CX at the moment.

 

So for your budget, these options only work for replacing the rim or 1 of the wheels.

 

Customer service from both of these companies is excellent!

Edited September 28, 2020 by Andy_P

[Butterbean]

Rapide is a great option and value for money. Would be considered a budget option for a lot of folks but that's always relative. About R5k for a complete wheelset, or just over R2k for a front wheel. Otherwise you can just order a Rapide rim but then new spokes and nipples might be the order of the day and with rebuilding cost might end up costing close to a new wheel.

 

Other option is Lyne, which I personally went for, they come in at R6k for a wheelset but not sure if they have something for gravel/CX at the moment.

 

So for your budget, these options only work for replacing the rim or 1 of the wheels.

 

Customer service from both of these companies is excellent!

Yeah rapide is the first place I looked. They have a great narrower rim gravel set, but at 5700ish, it's nearly what I paid for the bike so it's far too steep... Maybe if he has his black Friday deal again this year, but I need to get riding.

 

The issue is the QR hubs, and the wide trend of rims. I have Lyne wheels on the MTB, and love them. But I run mainly road tyres and so need a rim around the 19-21ish ID.

[RobertWhitehead]

Hang on, am I the only one who struggles here ???? (it doesn't take too much) ????. So you have a gravel bike which needs a new set of wheels or is it a mtb? If its a mtb then I can possibly assist, if its a gravel then I am moving along swiftly ????. Send me a pm ????

[Butterbean]

Hang on, am I the only one who struggles here ???? (it doesn't take too much) ????. So you have a gravel bike which needs a new set of wheels or is it a mtb? If its a mtb then I can possibly assist, if its a gravel then I am moving along swiftly ????. Send me a pm ????

Hahaa sorry... It requires 29" QR or QR rear, 15TA front, disk wheels. Needs a narrower rim as the bike is used for 90% road, 10% gravel riding. So narrow tyres, not MTB tyres.

[Butterbean]

Sorry, last condition... I'm a heavy bastard, North of 115kgs so ideas need to match, if you have any....