Back wheel fecked - Advice

yop

Lads,
I have a mavic ksyrium elite wheelset. New they are looking around the 500 euro mark, can't afford to spend that. The wheelset are about 6 years old.

Spoke got clipped and we cant thread a new one into it as threading on the rim is damaged.

So options is to try and find a rear one, or another option is to get a rim, which I am finding hard to source.

I have found a set, but the lad said the rear is cracked so I need to replace the rim of that. I was thinking of buying them though, get them for 160 euro. Get a rim as they are a 2011 and replace the back rim. It MIGHT be a cheap set.

So, any ideas where I might source a rim for my own and a do you think I am mad buying that other set?


Is there another set of wheels I should look out for as good as the mavic ksyrium elite?

Thanks

CillianL

The problem with trying to get rims is that we're in a throwaway society were its more cost effective for manufacturers to sell you a new product than to supply parts.

Personally If the bearings and hubs on the 2011 set were still raceworthy and I could source a rim for them beforehand I'd consider buying them, but keep in mind the cost of a wheel build if you can't do it yourself. If the wheels are just for training/ touring I'd get aksiums they're tough and durable at an easily less than 160 sheets for a wheelset

yop

Cheers, ya both sets are sound except for the back rims!
Waiting for a price from Slane Cycles on the rims. Expecting they are 80-90 quid.

The aksiums I did a bit of reading about and I can't say they overly impressed me, weighty and slow.

doozerie

I can't see that buying the second-hand set will be of any great use to you. You'll end up with two good (?) front wheels but front wheels last for ages anyway so whether that second one will prove useful is uncertain. You'll also end up with two rear wheels that each needs more money put into it to make it usable, so while that other set might seem like good value at first that value may disappear by the time you've thrown more money at them.

You're in the position that many of us with factory wheels likely find ourselves in at some stage - pay the premium for spare parts to extend their life (knowing that you'll be back in that same boat again in the future and the parts are unlikely to be any cheaper next time round), buy a new pair of factory wheels in the hope that they'll last longer than your current ones would if repaired, or buy or build a new wheelset (or even just a new rear wheel) with parts that are more easily and cheaply replaced when needed in the future. All of those options have pros and cons, the choice is largely down to personal preference.

yop

Thanks Doozerie - I was going to repair both rear wheels and put back on the rear on my good bike and put the 2nd set on the 2nd bike I have, which I will probably sell on.

My thinking was that 165 for the 2nd set, rim is circa we say 90 quid, rebuild the wheel is 40 euro. Thats 295 for a set of wheels.

To replace my own again a rim and rebuild. 130 quid. So I could go and spent 500 on a new set or repair both sets for 420.

Or am I just nuts

doozerie

You might have to budget for some extra expenses if you go down the repair route. If you are unlucky you may find that some spokes are unusable and Mavic spokes can tend to be pricey in themselves (and can be hard to find too) - that would probably be more of a concern for the other set of wheels where, unless you know the history of the wheels, the fact that the rim is cracked might suggest the wheel has had a hard life so I'd wonder about the state of the spokes. And you'll possibly have to allow for replacement of bearings too. And unless you are fitting the new rims yourself then you'll obviously have to budget for the labour involved there too.

I don't think you are nuts to consider it, but when weighing up the options you definitely want to consider where other costs could creep in and that's not always easy when dealing with used wheels.

yop

I hear you. Might be best just to source another set and keep an eye out for a rear.

what other wheels would be in the same category as those? So that i can compare prices.