On Friday, April 13, 2018 at 9:55:45 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-04-12 14:51, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 4/12/2018 3:51 PM, jbeattie wrote:


Get these:
https://www.bikenashbar.com/cycling/...-vl-chd11-base
Wait until Nashbar runs a 40% off deal. Hit the stickers with a hair
dryer or heat gun, and they peel right off.

I bought some cheap Vuelta disc wheels from my commuter bike
expecting them to die in a month or two -- but no, they're really
tough. The QR is ****, so throw that away, and for some reason, the
axle ends don't bite into my rear dropout, so the wheel can shift,
which is a little odd but probably peculiar to my bike. So far, the
wheel has been a great value. Standard J-bend spokes and replaceable
cartridge bearings, so it is reparable.

I predict that those won't work for Joerg.


I think they would, since Jay used them on a tandem. How does one find
out when Nashbar has their 40% off days without signing up for an email
barrage?

No, no, no. I didn't use them on my tandem. I use them on my commuter bike. The tandem was Sun Chinook rims with 36 hole Shimano XT hubs and 14/15G spokes. Rear may have been 40 spokes. I sold the bike and don't remember.

I get the Nashbar e-mails, so the only way you would know is by checking periodically.

There are many higher-priced options out there, but all of them will involve something other than your current 450g MA2 variant. I think H Plus Son makes some nice rims. You can buy them he https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...p?category=856 Velocity Dyads are robust. I'm sure Andrew could build you a bullet proof road wheel that does not have eBike spokes. Spend some money and get good hubs with a noisy angry-bee freehub.

-- Jay Beattie.