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TREK FX 7.2 replacement rear wheel/cassette/tire/tube
Can anyone point me to a relatively cheap online source where I can get
a full replacement of the rear wheel assembly for my trek fx 7.2 ? My friendly neighborhood thief borrowed it the other day and my local bike shop wants about 150 bucks for the replacement - seems a little steep. |
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TREK FX 7.2 replacement rear wheel/cassette/tire/tube
I've bought from Harris Cycle in the past and recommend them.
http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/index.html Though I don't think $150 is steep for a rear wheel assembled. You'll likely have to buy the parts and assemble it yourself. If you look around, you'll see wheel pairs selling for $500. David Chasman wrote: Can anyone point me to a relatively cheap online source where I can get a full replacement of the rear wheel assembly for my trek fx 7.2 ? My friendly neighborhood thief borrowed it the other day and my local bike shop wants about 150 bucks for the replacement - seems a little steep. |
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TREK FX 7.2 replacement rear wheel/cassette/tire/tube
David Chasman wrote:
Can anyone point me to a relatively cheap online source where I can get a full replacement of the rear wheel assembly for my trek fx 7.2 ? My friendly neighborhood thief borrowed it the other day and my local bike shop wants about 150 bucks for the replacement - seems a little steep. $150 is a reasonable price for a quality replacement wheel if they shop is good at building wheels. Your Trek came with slightly lower quality wheels (i.e. single-wall rims) than your LBS is likely proposing as a replacement. I came across the following links for cheap wheels in a recent thread on this forum. Having never bought any of these wheels, I can't vouch for their quality. Nonetheless, here you go: http://aebike.com/page.cfm?PageID=30&action=details&sku=WE8679 (these appear to come from QBP, so your LBS should be able to get them) http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_sg/102-7206704-5199332?url=search-alias%3Dsporting&field-keywords=alex+700c -- Dave dvt at psu dot edu |
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TREK FX 7.2 replacement rear wheel/cassette/tire/tube - gonna cost you :(
So sorry that someone messed up your bike. Last time I responded
pessimistically to a question like this, about a half-dozen wrote in to disagree strongly with me, and to be more encouraging. I hope that happens for you, as I am about to give you a less than happy answer about cutting your costs. Your story sounds so much like mine. Honestly, $150 does not sound at all steep to have the LBS replace rim/tires/tubes/chain cluster. That includes labor too? If you are paying $150 for all that, you might end up with an incomplete job with inferior components to your original specs. Going cheap was a disaster for me. If your LBS guy is hearing that all you are concerned about is price, then he'll give you cheapo components. In my case, the guy put on an extremely low grade, single-walled rear hub as a replacement for the double-walled original - charged me about $90 for that including a tube and his labor (no tire, cassette in this purchase). The next day, I was 50 miles away from home when a rear spoke broke (not good.). A second spoke broke as I was removing the tire after I got home (not good either, but kinda amazing that it waited until I got home). Fear and trepidation on bike: that's no way to live. This is what I chose to spent money on to get my bike back to good health. I did most of the work myself - about $250 -275 total. I bided my time to choose these components, since I own other bikes. 1. Chain whip - gotta have it to install the cassette 2. New Rear Hub ONLY - Double walled (on closeout special from Performance Bike) . I did NOT replace the front. MY 7200FX OEM rims were double-walled. Take a look - if your fronts are double-walled. I don't see a reason for you to get a new front and rear set if your front is OK. 3. Appropriate lockring tool to install cassette - I needed guidance to buy the correct tool (Performance Bike provided on-line) 4. Book - Complete Bike Maintenance by Milson - see pp.82-83 Nice photos in color for using chain whip, etc 5. New gear cluster - old gears were ruined due to improper maintenance 6. New chain - old one was ruined due to improper maintenance 7. New crankset - . . .ruined. Tip: Maintenance is to worshipped - ignore this god at your own peril. 8. New HD tube - Michelin air-stops 9. Bullet-proof Conti Top Tour Tires (two) - on closeout 10. Continental rim tape to replace OEM rubber rim strips. 11. Collection of lubes and cleaners - on sale In the process, I read a lot, studied, learned. I am still a bit of a mechanical klutz but feel smarter now (delusional maybe). Today, my FX doesn't look much different from before, but it's a real joy to ride. |
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