For sale, a wheel set for hybrid or gravel bikes. Around a pair of SunRace M90 hubs with traditional cup and cone bearings and 6-bolt brake disc rotor flanges, laced with DT Swiss Champion 14 gauge spokes and DT Swiss brass spoke nipples, black 622 x 17 mm Alexrims model ATD 470 32 spoke rims with Presta valve stem holes. The freewheel is for 8 – 9 – 10 speed (or some 11 speed MTB) cassettes. These hubs have an outer locknut dimension of 135 mm, fitting hybrid, gravel, and mountain bikes. The rims are suitable for 700C x 25-38 mm tires. These wheels are for a bicycle with disc brakes (mechanical or Hydraulic) and QR skewers.
Both wheels are laced in a three cross pattern for lateral and rotational stiffness.
The hubs are standard cup and cone bearing hubs. This is useful to the owner, as they are easily cleaned, re-packed with grease, and adjusted by every bike shop in the world.
Similarly to the hubs, the DT Swiss Champion 14 gauge spokes are easily replaceable by any bike shop that can cut and thread spokes. I use brass spoke nipples to avoid the problem of bi-metallic corrosion that plagues aluminum spoke nipples, particularly in the presence of any salts, such as we find on our roads here in the North Country. For added durability at the rim spoke holes, I used stainless steel spoke nipple washers in this wheel set. There are small weight penalties for using 14 gauge spokes and brass spoke nipples. So, these wheels wouldn’t be my first choice for a time trial, triathlon, or hill climbing bike! But, this wheel set isn’t built for those purposes.
These hubs on this wheel set have flanges for 6-bolt disc brake rotors (not included). They cannot be used on bicycles with rim brakes, as there is no braking track on the sides of the rims! This wheel set is for bikes with disc brakes only!
Price: $340 for the set (save $20.44), $171.34 for the front wheel, $189.10 for the rear wheel. If you want these shipped, I will source packaging and get a quote to ship them to you insured.
I warrant my wheels for their lifetime. If they ever need truing, bring or send them to me, and I will correct the problem (you pay for shipping, both ways). I don’t warrant failures caused by abuse, trauma such as crashes, neglect, or lack of routine maintenance.
It’s up to you, the user, to ensure your bike is safe to ride before each trip. Your wheels should have no side to side play in the bearings when installed on the bicycle. There is very slight play in the bearings when the wheel is not mounted. This is on purpose, as the skewer will compress the axle when it is closed, bringing the bearing cones into perfect position so your wheel will be smooth, with no bearing play. If axle bearings become loose, do not ride the wheel until this situation is corrected, as it will damage the bearing cones.
All spokes on each side of the wheel are tuned to have equal tension. You can check this by listening to the tone each spoke makes when plucked like a guitar string (damp it’s partner spoke with your fingers to get a clear tone), and compare it to it’s partner spoke.
I recommend never use a bicycle rack that holds your bike up by it’s rim. You can’t be there to see when the next person comes along and bends your wheel for you. Bicycle wheels are designed to hold you and the bicycle while riding, they are not intended to hold the bicycle vertical in a bike rack.
Axle bearings require periodic service and re-packing. I recommend this be done annually, but immediately after any full immersion of the axles.
If you or your mechanic adjusts the spokes, it voids my warranty. I can’t warrant the performance of my wheels after others have “adjusted” them.