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Need a replacement rim
My Bontrager Race Lite rear wheel just got dinged, and my mech said
that there are no longer any replacement rims available, and he wants to sell me a different wheel. All I want to do is replace the rim with a similar rim with the same 24 paired spokes and the same ERD. Is this true- are these rims no longer available? Are there any substitutes that I can get? Or do I need to buy a whole new wheel? Thanks- Gary |
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Gary Smiley wrote:
My Bontrager Race Lite rear wheel just got dinged, and my mech said that there are no longer any replacement rims available, and he wants to sell me a different wheel. All I want to do is replace the rim with a similar rim with the same 24 paired spokes and the same ERD. Is this true- are these rims no longer available? Are there any substitutes that I can get? Or do I need to buy a whole new wheel? Thanks- Gary Since the money will be roughly the same either way, an off the rack 32h or 36h wheel will be a better value to most riders. Riders have various criteria and if you strongly respond to that odd paired spoke aesthetic, by all means go for it. How long did your first one last? Expect similar. A standard prebuilt can usually benefit from some bearing lubrication (no they don't do that for you), bearing adjustment (robots can't seem to manage that yet) and some spoke tension (also not included, but useful). -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Need a replacement rim
"Gary Smiley" wrote in message ... My Bontrager Race Lite rear wheel just got dinged, and my mech said that there are no longer any replacement rims available, and he wants to sell me a different wheel. All I want to do is replace the rim with a similar rim with the same 24 paired spokes and the same ERD. Is this true- are these rims no longer available? Are there any substitutes that I can get? Or do I need to buy a whole new wheel? Thanks- Gary Either Bontrager part# 414965, 414132, depending upon color. The 414965 will show as being out of stock but can be ordered as W414965 through the store's rep. 24 spoke, 595mm ERD. The shop will have to verify that these are paired-spoke rims, since that information isn't in the description. I don't believe there were 24 spoke rear rims that weren't paired though. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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Need a replacement rim
ebay is bound to be full of equivalent wheels for $50 or less people replace bontragers all the time [u pgrade from stock trek parts] wle |
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