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Matthew Haigh
Guest
Hi,
Having had a couple of spokes break on my back wheel last night, I'm
taking the opportunity to replace it as I'm not happy with the
difficulty of getting tyres to sit properly on it and it is 27x1 1/4 so
a pain to get tyres for (except by order or mail order - not much use
when one fails on you half way around a 200km audax as happened to me a
couple of weeks ago).
Anyway, going to modern 700c is obviously the way forward; I've already
replaced my brake callipers with deep drop Alhongas (thanks to those who
recommended them to me in this group a while back - they transformed my
braking performance), so the diameter difference isn't an issue.
What I am wondering now is whether to go for 130 or 135mm hubs. I'm
going to have to bend the frame (steel) anyway, so is it worth going to
135mm MTB style for additional ruggedness (less dishing etc.)? I'm not
particularly light at around 15 stone, and can carry heavy panniers when
commuting (when I sometimes need to carry the laptop etc.). For my
riding style I want reliability rather than light weight racing (but I
use a hardtail MTB for anything vaguely rough - this bike doesn't need
to cope with anything worse than typical poor road surfaces).
A fairly inexpensive option seems to be a Deore hub with A319 rims,
which is about the same price as a Sora hub with the same rims. Should I
be looking at MTB hubs rather than road? Should I be looking at other
rims? And are there any recommendations for where to buy wheels from?
Budget isn't really an issue if it is justifiable - which for me means
I'll pay for reliability but not doubling the price to save a few
grammes (I'd rather spend an extra few pounds now than be walking with a
broken wheel).
Thanks,
Matt
Having had a couple of spokes break on my back wheel last night, I'm
taking the opportunity to replace it as I'm not happy with the
difficulty of getting tyres to sit properly on it and it is 27x1 1/4 so
a pain to get tyres for (except by order or mail order - not much use
when one fails on you half way around a 200km audax as happened to me a
couple of weeks ago).
Anyway, going to modern 700c is obviously the way forward; I've already
replaced my brake callipers with deep drop Alhongas (thanks to those who
recommended them to me in this group a while back - they transformed my
braking performance), so the diameter difference isn't an issue.
What I am wondering now is whether to go for 130 or 135mm hubs. I'm
going to have to bend the frame (steel) anyway, so is it worth going to
135mm MTB style for additional ruggedness (less dishing etc.)? I'm not
particularly light at around 15 stone, and can carry heavy panniers when
commuting (when I sometimes need to carry the laptop etc.). For my
riding style I want reliability rather than light weight racing (but I
use a hardtail MTB for anything vaguely rough - this bike doesn't need
to cope with anything worse than typical poor road surfaces).
A fairly inexpensive option seems to be a Deore hub with A319 rims,
which is about the same price as a Sora hub with the same rims. Should I
be looking at MTB hubs rather than road? Should I be looking at other
rims? And are there any recommendations for where to buy wheels from?
Budget isn't really an issue if it is justifiable - which for me means
I'll pay for reliability but not doubling the price to save a few
grammes (I'd rather spend an extra few pounds now than be walking with a
broken wheel).
Thanks,
Matt