How much is this wheelset worth? Shimano WH-R540

[Hackster]

Trying to find out what this wheelset is worth, it's in decent condition. The rear axle and freewheel has just been serviced.

There's no cassette.

Pix is for reference, I don't have a shot of the actual set.

[nick_the_wheelbuilder]

They're not worth much unfortunately... keep them as a spare set.

[Hackster]

300/500/800/1000?

[bleedToWin]

59 minutes ago, Hackster said:

300/500/800/1000?

Yes.

[bleedToWin]

Joking aside. The spoke pattern might reduce your interest. List 'em for R1k, take what you get offered.

[Sid the Sloth]

5 hours ago, bleedToWin said:

The spoke pattern might reduce your interest.

Depends how good your dental insurance is

[Eugene]

I've seen them advertised on the Hub for about R1000, but personally, I wouldn't pay more than a few hundred Rand. Not sure if someone actually paid R1k for them.

They are pretty old, maybe 15 to 20 years. 

You cannot get spokes for them. But they seem to be pretty tough. 

[Martin PJ]

I rode a pair of these for a while, the spokes rust. Also the wheels are heavy for the look (although the wheels look light), between 1800 g and 1900 g for a set. The spokes break if you ride a lot of speed bumps. The year was about 2005. I ending up respoking my wheel twice, once for rust and once as many spokes where breaking.

You could probably respoke them with any j-bend spokes. Have to use the same spoke nipples as they are bigger size.

I wouldn't pay much for them. If I owned them, would probably fix them up and ride them.

[RobertWhitehead]

I have the exact same pair, they work great on the indoor trainer 😄. I love the look but other than that I would not use them outdoors. I also had to service the hub on the back wheel quite a lot during their time on my trainer. Because they're just normal ball bearings they become dry and squeak quite quickly

[Dimi32]

Hi , so the spokes are with a special j turn , anybody who knows if the wider round piece comes of? Or where to buy these special spokes?