Halo Combat Wheelset - 26 inch

Hi, it's been a while since I last visited the forum but here I am again. I'm making some upgrades to my bike.

Can anyone give me some advice on this wheelset:
Halo Combat Wheelset - 26 inch. They're being offered for £112 which seems like a good deal to me. However, I don't know much about them. I hear that they're pretty strong. However, my purposes would only be for commuting/touring and not really any offroad or DH stuff, which seems to be what they're designed for. Therefore, if I buy them, would I be carrying more weight than necessary:

Halo 36mm Combat Multi rims with eyelets
Stainless Steel 14g spokes and brass nipples
36H loose ball Disc compatible 8/9 spd hubs
1350g front
1555g rear

My last pair were Shimano Deore hubs with Mavic Rims.

Also, the tyres that I use are Schwalbe Marathon Slicks 1.35" - would the wheels be too wide to fit these tyres or what?

Look forward to hearing your opinions - thanks. Danny.

 

In message <[email protected]>,
dannyfrankszzz <[email protected]> writes
>Hi, it's been a while since I last visited the forum but
>here I am again. I'm making some upgrades to my bike.

>Can anyone give me some advice on this wheelset: Halo
>Combat Wheelset - 26 inch. They're being offered for £112
>which seems like a good deal to
>me. However, I don't know much about them. I hear that
> they're pretty
strong. However, my purposes would only be for
commuting/touring and not really any offroad or DH stuff,
which seems to be what they're designed for. Therefore, if I
buy them, would I be carrying more weight than necessary:

They are designed for DH/DS/jump and as a budget wheelset
for that they're not bad. For anything else they are heavy
and the rims are very wide. For touring I'd suggest some
decent Mavic F519s or similar on a good hub like Shimano, or
if you want sealed cartridge bearings Hope or
DT. The open bearings allow easier servicing (if you're on
the road this can be a help!) and need less and more
compact tools. Sealed cartridge bearings are usually
better sealed and need much less servicing, but when
they need new bearings they can be a pain to swap em out
on the road.

For a touch more than the 112UKP you want to spend I'd look
at F519 rims on Shimano Deore/LX/XT hubs with double butted
spokes and brass nipples. Just make sure you get them from a
good wheelbuilder and they should last you years. It does of
course largely depend on the touring you want to do. If it
includes descents down Mt Whistler you may need something
more robust!

My last pair were Shimano Deore hubs with Mavic Rims.

Also, the tyres that I use are Schwalbe Marathon
Slicks 1.35" - would the wheels be too wide to fit
these tyres or what?

You can try although it may be a bit of a stretch

--
Thomas Letherby

 

Hi, thanks for getting back to me. You've pretty much answered my questions. I'm going to opt for the Mavic rims with LX hub.

 

dannyfrankszzz wrote:

> Can anyone give me some advice on this wheelset:
> Halo Combat
Wheelset
> - 26 inch. They're being offered for £112 which seems like
> a good deal to me. However, I don't know much about
> them. I hear that they're pretty strong. However, my
> purposes would only be for commuting/touring and not
> really any offroad or DH stuff, which
seems
> to be what they're designed for. Therefore, if I buy
> them, would I
be
> carrying more weight than necessary:

Pretty much overkill for what you intend to use them for.

Have a look at www.merlincycles.co.uk. A popular and oft-
recommended wheel builder (it's where mine came from). If
you don't need disc capable hubs, they have a several decent
looking specials with pairs of Deore/LX hubs and Mavic rims
for under £70 under the "Sale Wheels" section. The Deore hubs/Fir-
232 rims are a bargain for £52.50 - Fir being a decent
enough rim from reviews and forum messages, they're just not
well known like Mavic.

--

Regards,

Mark Davies

 

MD wrote:
> dannyfrankszzz wrote:
>
>> Can anyone give me some advice on this wheelset: Halo
>> Combat Wheelset
>> - 26 inch. They're being offered for £112 which seems
>> like a good deal to me. However, I don't know much
>> about them. I hear that they're pretty strong. However,
>> my purposes would only be for commuting/touring and not
>> really any offroad or DH stuff, which seems to be what
>> they're designed for. Therefore, if I buy them, would I
>> be carrying more weight than necessary:
>
> Pretty much overkill for what you intend to use them for.
>
> Have a look at www.merlincycles.co.uk. A popular and oft-
> recommended wheel builder (it's where mine came from).

I second the recommendation. A well-suitable pair of wheels
(with X618 rims & LX hubs) will cost only £91 + postage:
www.merlincycles.co.uk/acatalog/Custom_Wheels.html

~PB

 

MD wrote:
> dannyfrankszzz wrote:
>
>> Can anyone give me some advice on this wheelset: Halo
>> Combat Wheelset
>> - 26 inch. They're being offered for £112 which seems
>> like a good deal to me. However, I don't know much
>> about them. I hear that they're pretty strong. However,
>> my purposes would only be for commuting/touring and not
>> really any offroad or DH stuff, which seems to be what
>> they're designed for. Therefore, if I buy them, would I
>> be carrying more weight than necessary:
>
> Pretty much overkill for what you intend to use them for.
>
> Have a look at www.merlincycles.co.uk. A popular and oft-
> recommended wheel builder (it's where mine came from).

I second the recommendation. A well-suitable pair of wheels
(with X618 rims & LX hubs) will cost only £91 + postage:
www.merlincycles.co.uk/acatalog/Custom_Wheels.html

~PB