need a new back wheel..

tomdempsey200

hi

I need a new back wheel for the racer
(freehub knackered , spoke missing etc)
she's 8 speed about 7 years old

I just bought a replacement shimano 8 speed cassette which I hoped to transfer to the new wheel

what details do I need to know to source a suitable wheel off cycling adverts and the like

I know how to do the mechanics.. it's just all the terminology confuses me

thanks

Pinch Flat

tomdempsey200 wrote: »

hi

I need a new back wheel for the racer
(freehub knackered , spoke missing etc)
she's 8 speed about 7 years old

I just bought a replacement shimano 8 speed cassette which I hoped to transfer to the new wheel

what details do I need to know to source a suitable wheel off cycling adverts and the like

I know how to do the mechanics.. it's just all the terminology confuses me

thanks

For a road bike? Assuming shimano:

700c, shimano hub, takes 8 speed cassette

Seweryn

tomdempsey200 wrote: »

hi

I need a new back wheel for the racer
(freehub knackered , spoke missing etc)
she's 8 speed about 7 years old

I just bought a replacement shimano 8 speed cassette which I hoped to transfer to the new wheel

what details do I need to know to source a suitable wheel off cycling adverts and the like

I know how to do the mechanics.. it's just all the terminology confuses me

thanks

8 speed cassette or freewheel?

tomdempsey200

Pinch Flat wrote: »

For a road bike? Assuming shimano:

700c, shimano hub, takes 8 speed cassette

thanks:)

so the tyre(?) and cassette should be transferable to the new wheel

i just need a '700c with shimano hub' for 8-speed cassette ??


tyre is 700/23c

wheel is ALEXRIMS AT450 DOUBLE WALL 622 *14


thanks

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Yes the new tyre and cassette will fit. A wheel that has space for a 9 speed cassette will also work with a spacer.

tomdempsey200

thanks
I'm looking here for a pair of suitable wheels but I can't tell if they're 700c?

or for they are supplied with bearings freehub and skewers?

can you take a look thanks

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tomdempsey200 wrote: »

thanks
I'm looking here for a pair of suitable wheels but I can't tell if they're 700c?

or for they are supplied with bearings freehub and skewers?

can you take a look thanks

Have you a link to them? Are they new - free hub is integral to the wheel and skewers supplied with new wheels

tomdempsey200

forgot the link
the R501
are they supplied with axles and skewers and what size are they?
thanks

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/wheels-factory-built-wheels-factory-road-tri-shimano-r501-standard-spoke-clincher-wheels-pair/shimwhfr202

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Have these on my commuter - they're a great set of wheels. They come with skewers (i.e. the piece that goes through the hub). So everything you need the attach these to the bike.

tomdempsey200

thanks are they 700c

i couldn't tell from the ad

ill prob get them

tomdempsey200

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Have these on my commuter - they're a great set of wheels. They come with skewers (i.e. the piece that goes through the hub). So everything you need the attach these to the bike.

thanks:)
i just bought them ..should make a big difference


i presume i don't need to do much with the BB and crankset if they're not giving trouble?

all the diy i've done so far has been wheels ,cassette and freehub related

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tomdempsey200 wrote: »

thanks:)
i just bought them ..should make a big difference


i presume i don't need to do much with the BB and crankset if they're not giving trouble?

all the diy i've done so far has been wheels ,cassette and freehub related

Good luck with them. They will make a difference. I find them a step up from e basic Alex Rims I had on my Giant SCR previously.

BB you will know when it's gone - you'll get some movement side to side. It's a sign the bearings are wearing. Is it a Hollwtech-type (external bearing cups visible) or Square taper (internal bearings)? I find the Hollowtech last about 5 - 6,000km - the square taper seem to be more resilient.

Regular maintenance - well, depands on bike use - but check out someone like www.sheldonbrown.com, a good resource for all things bike related. usual items like brakes, headsets, gears etc. all require some sort of maintenance, even if it's a clean, degrease and re-lubrication.

tomdempsey200

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Is it a Hollwtech-type (external bearing cups visible) or Square taper (internal bearings)? I find the Hollowtech last about 5 - 6,000km - the square taper seem to be more resilient.

haven't the faintest idea and wouldn't know how to check


i'll look in to it though:)

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tomdempsey200 wrote: »

haven't the faintest idea and wouldn't know how to check


i'll look in to it though:)

Hollowtech-type:

http://tinyurl.com/o5r5gey

Square taper (Bearings internal)

http://tinyurl.com/obyx32j

tomdempsey200

one thing i didn't think of


do i have to get spacers for the new freehub? and how does that work?

my new cassette is 8-speed and my gears are 8-speed too? is that how it works?

so i'll be staying with 8-speed on the new hub?

thanks

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Shouldn't need a spacer - the 8-speed will work on the Shimano hub, which is 8/9/10 speed compatible. Spacer only needed if you're going back to a 7-speed cassette, which you're not and is for older bikes.

Have a read at Sheldon Brown - he's got good info on all stuff cassette related. http://www.sheldonbrown.com/k7.html

tomdempsey200

will do thanks

tomdempsey200

almost done no prob with the cassette

just have to adjust brake pads for new rims

prob a silly question but i presume there's no orientation for the front wheel?

it slots in either way
thanks again

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tomdempsey200 wrote: »

prob a silly question but i presume there's no orientation for the front wheel?

Yeah, some tyres will have direction of rotation marked on the wall (or an arrow showing which way it rotates). On the front it doesn't matter, because you can flip the wheel. Needs some though for the back one.

tomdempsey200

i don't see any arrows on tyres

bike seems ok anyhow


the chain is too tight on the big cogs with the new slightly bigger cassette i got

do i add another quicklink or use some of the spare chain i have?

i have the chain breaking tool

thanks