Buckled Rear Wheel - Carrera Zelos Limited Edition (2014) Frame Size:M

[Danc42]

Hi,

In need of some help/advice, I recently bought a Carrera Zelos second hand on Ebay (£150) it had barely been used so I think the buckled wheel problem is of my own doing.

I know the bike isn't top of the range so I have decided to take this opportunity to upgrade both front and back wheels. I have a budget of between £100-£150 for Front and Rear, I have looked through Amazon whilst on lunch at work etc but I'm am no closer to understanding what wheels to buy.

Any help or recommendations will be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,

Daniel.

 

[MichaelW2]

How many rear sprockets does your Zelos have?
Avoid wheels with special spokes which are hard to source.
Deep rim aero wheels have a harsh ride and are affected by side winds.
Low spoke counts are more vulnerable to buckling when one spoke fails. Good LSC wheels have special features to compensate but are not worth using on a training grade/workhorse road bike.
A basic, traditional 32 spoke hub is hard to beat. Planet x do some for £149.00

Your buckled wheel may be fixable.

 

[adamhearn]

With that budget you're not upgrading you're simply replacing the wheels. I personally don't see why you'd want to swap out both wheels if only one has a problem. As MichaelW2 suggested, your buckled wheel may not need replacing.

If you do go down the route of replacing the rear its a 700C wheel with freewheel (that's an educated guess given it's a 7 speed on the rear); there are quite a few options on Amazon.

 

[Ajay]

Take your wheel into your lbs, they may well be able to fix it.
If not they should probably have modestly priced replacement wheel for you in the back somewhere.
Save your £150 and put it towards your next bike

 

[bikeman66]

Totally agree with Ajay ^^^^

You are already aware that your Zelos is not top of the range (which by no means suggests you won't enjoy riding it) but the bike won't do full justice to any kind of significant wheel upgrade. As mentioned above, £150 won't do much more than replace what you already have, so £10-15 spent at a local bike shop truing your existing wheel seems a better deal. Cheaper, factory built wheels will generally go out of true more easily than a decent set of hand-built ones, but if you take them to your local bike shop they can make sure everything is properly true and tensioned, meaning you should have fewer problems in future.

Enjoy your Zelos, and when the cycling bug really does bite, put the £150 towards something that will just enhance your riding that little bit more.