Re: Advice wanted on stronger wheelset



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Jose Rizal

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mikeg:

> I am looking at buying a stronger wheelset, and I would like to know
> what is recommended in the budget range (about AU$220 for a front and
> rear wheelset)


Unless the rim you have now has developed flat spots, stick to it and
just have the wheel re-spoked and re-built. Use double-butted spokes
(these are thick on the ends and thinner in the middle), and go to a
wheel builder of good reputation, who must have a spoke tensiometer.
Broken spokes that fatigue do so because they have been inadequately
tensioned.

> Should I stay with 36 hole?


It's a good number.

> The current wheels are Weinmmann 520 alloy rims on Alloy Parallax
> cassette hub,


There is nothing wrong with these, especially since you've only done
2000 kms on them. Save your money for bling-blings.