For sale, a wheel set for a mountain bike that uses 26 inch rim braked wheels. Around a pair of SunRace M63 hubs with traditional cup and cone bearings, laced with Wheel Master 14 gauge spokes and DT Swiss brass spoke nipples in black, are 559 x 17 mm Alexrims model ACE 18 32 spoke rims with Schrader 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, mountain bikes. The rims are suitable for 26 x 1.75 or 26 x 1.95 tires. These wheels are for a bicycle with rim brakes only, 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 Wheel Master 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.
Price: $238 for the set (save $11), $116 for the front wheel, $133 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.