My current road wheels are looking a little tired but have excellent hope hubs.

I'm thinking of getting rebuilt. Surfing around I can see it will cost me between £20 - £30 for some
reasonable rims & £30 - £35 for a build. Is this about right.

Has anyone any experience of this / advice to offer?

What are these ceramic rims I keep seeing?

--
Andrew

"Look laddie, if you're in the penalty area and aren't quite sure what to do with the ball, just
stick it in the net and we'll discuss all your options afterwards."

> I'm thinking of getting rebuilt.
If it ain't broke why fix it???

andrew <andrewcarver@nospamtahotmail.com> wrote:

: I'm thinking of getting rebuilt. Surfing around I can see it will cost me between £20 - £30 for
: some reasonable rims & £30 - £35 for a build. Is this about right.

That's about right.

: Has anyone any experience of this / advice to offer?

Get them built locally by someone who has been recommend as being a *good* wheelbuilder. The builder
makes all the difference.

: What are these ceramic rims I keep seeing?

A standard rim with a super-hard coating on the braking surface.

Pros:

* lasts longer (surface is harder)

Cons:

* costs lots more
* breaking can be bad/unpredicatable on the ceramic surface

Personally I'd just buy the plain ones.

Arthur

--
Arthur Clune arthur@clune.org

At home and on the phone.....

"Gearóid Ó Laoi, Garry Lee" <begonefoulspam_glee@iol.ie> wrote:

:> I'm thinking of getting rebuilt.
: If it ain't broke why fix it???

Cos wheels wear out?

--
Arthur Clune arthur@clune.org

At home and on the phone.....

You should try building them yourself, it's very easy when you know how and the "know how" is on
the internet. The satisfaction you will get will be enormous. You will also be the envy of your
cycling buddies.

John R

"Arthur Clune" <ajc22@york.ac.uk> wrote in message news:bdrg4e$c1b$2@pump1.york.ac.uk...
> andrew <andrewcarver@nospamtahotmail.com> wrote:
>
> : I'm thinking of getting rebuilt. Surfing around I can see it will cost
me
> : between £20 - £30 for some reasonable rims & £30 - £35 for a build. Is
this
> : about right.
>
> That's about right.
>
> : Has anyone any experience of this / advice to offer?
>
> Get them built locally by someone who has been recommend as being a *good* wheelbuilder. The
> builder makes all the difference.
>
> : What are these ceramic rims I keep seeing?
>
> A standard rim with a super-hard coating on the braking surface.
>
> Pros:
>
> * lasts longer (surface is harder)
>
> Cons:
>
> * costs lots more
> * breaking can be bad/unpredicatable on the ceramic surface
>
> Personally I'd just buy the plain ones.
>
> Arthur
>
> --
> Arthur Clune arthur@clune.org
>
> At home and on the phone.....

John Redman <johnredman@ntlworld.com> wrote:
: You should try building them yourself, it's very easy when you know how and the "know how" is on
: the internet. The satisfaction you will get will be enormous. You will also be the envy of your
: cycling buddies.

Building a wheel is one of those things that I no longer want to do. I'd rather pay some 20 quid to
do it and spend two hours riding my bike rather than spend the time it'll take me to build a wheel.

Arthur

--
Arthur Clune http://www.clune.org Power is delightful. Absolute power is absolutely delightful -
Lord Lester

> Building a wheel is one of those things that I no longer want to do. I'd rather pay some 20
> quid to do it and spend two hours riding my bike rather than spend the time it'll take me to
> build a wheel.

But how can you do this when your bike is in the shop?

Simonb

cyclist wrote:

>> Building a wheel is one of those things that I no longer want to do. I'd rather pay some 20
>> quid to do it and spend two hours riding my bike rather than spend the time it'll take me to
>> build a wheel.
>
> But how can you do this when your bike is in the shop?

On one's *other* bike, obv.

;-)

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cyclist <whatever> wrote:
:> Building a wheel is one of those things that I no longer want to do. I'd rather pay some 20
:> quid to do it and spend two hours riding my bike rather than spend the time it'll take me to
:> build a wheel.

: But how can you do this when your bike is in the shop?

I use my other set of wheels of course

Seriously - I have a set of race wheels as wheel, and just use them for training when the other
wheels are lent out/flat/being repaired.

Arthur

--
Arthur Clune http://www.clune.org Power is delightful. Absolute power is absolutely delightful -
Lord Lester

"andrew" <andrewcarver@NOSPAMTAhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:<3f00a792$0$13008$afc38c87@news.ukonline.co.uk>...
> My current road wheels are looking a little tired but have excellent hope hubs.
>
> I'm thinking of getting rebuilt. Surfing around I can see it will cost me between £20 - £30 for
> some reasonable rims & £30 - £35 for a build. Is this about right.
>
Yes - if the build includes new spokes and nipples.

> Has anyone any experience of this / advice to offer?

My LBS insists you use new spokes for 15 pounds or so - but if you use the same sort of rim and
build it yourself, this shouldn't be necessary though you may want some new nipples. You need to
transfer the spokes 1 by 1 to the new rims making sure each is in exactly the same position
(trailing, leading etc...)

Have a look on Sheldon Brown's website if interested.

> What are these ceramic rims I keep seeing?