Replacement wheel

[nickyboy]

Got Fulcrum Racing 7s which were a replacement set recommended by my LBS. I've now had three broken spokes in the past few months (including two in the past week).

The LBS can, of course, fit a new spoke but I wouldn't feel confident on a long ride. Had them for about two years so done about 10,000 miles. Feels like time to get a new wheel

So, is there any issue with having different front and rear wheels, other than cosmetic?

On the basis that there isn't an issue, any recommendations? This bike is shortly going to be downgraded to "spare" so the wheels don't need to be super expensive. Just reasonable and, most importantly, reliable. I'm 84kg and bike is mainly used for hilly rides. Will have a Campagnolo cassette fitted

 

[gavroche]

To quote Brailsford, "make sure they are round".

 

[I like Skol]

Something with about 36 or 40 spokes ought to do it.....

 

[Ian H]

Just replace all the spokes in the existing wheel.

 

[nickyboy]

Something with about 36 or 40 spokes ought to do it.....

Thanks....

I got another broken spoke in the same wheel today so I've had enough and it's going in the bin

 

[I like Skol]

Just replace all the spokes in the existing wheel.

It won't cost much, there are only about 6!

Seriously though, if you do replace the wheels Nick go for something less 'racey' and with a higher spoke count. It doesn't make a jot of difference for the likes of you and me apart from in the reliability stakes, which is what tends to be the over-riding priority for riders like us.

Thanks....

I got another broken spoke in the same wheel today so I've had enough and it's going in the bin

I was just about to ask if it had happened again since our last ride. Get something solid. The wheels on my hybrid are basically MTB spec with 36Rr/32Fr H/D butted spokes and it didn't hold me back up that hill last Saturday and I don't have to worry about breaking them.

 

[I like Skol]

Just been looking around and the Campag requirement really complicates things. Can't you just run a Shimano hub and cassette? You know this works and it will also open up the availability of much cheaper cassettes.
If it were me I would be looking at something with a Tiagra hub, Mavic rim and 32 spokes.

 

[nickyboy]

Just been looking around and the Campag requirement really complicates things. Can't you just run a Shimano hub and cassette? You know this works and it will also open up the availability of much cheaper cassettes.
If it were me I would be looking at something with a Tiagra hub, Mavic rim and 32 spokes.

I've got a spare Campag cassette that I'm going to fit onto it so it needs to be Campag. I really don't know much about wheels, had a look on the Fulcrum website and there is nothing like that spec I think (32 spoke etc).

 

[Crackle]

Personally I think a 32 spoke wheel would look odd on that bike. I'm no wheel expert either but there are a few on the Superstar website which will take a Campag cassette. Superstar get good reviews ( I have their wheels on my mtn bike). They are a 20/24 spoke wheel, reasonably light but about 230.

Being as it's going to be a spare bike (resists asking which Decathlon model you're going for next), the option to have it rebuilt is a good one, although I'd caveat that by asking where the current spokes are breaking in case there's a clue to there being a rim or hub issue. And the final option is to buy a new Fulcrum rear wheel only. If it lasted 10,000 miles then that mileage on spare bike is a good few years.

There's also wheels like Mavic Askiums but you need some wheel experts to show up, so consider this a long winded bounce.

 

[nickyboy]

Personally I think a 32 spoke wheel would look odd on that bike. I'm no wheel expert either but there are a few on the Superstar website which will take a Campag cassette. Superstar get good reviews ( I have their wheels on my mtn bike). They are a 20/24 spoke wheel, reasonably light but about 230.

Being as it's going to be a spare bike (resists asking which Decathlon model you're going for next), the option to have it rebuilt is a good one, although I'd caveat that by asking where the current spokes are breaking in case there's a clue to there being a rim or hub issue. And the final option is to buy a new Fulcrum rear wheel only. If it lasted 10,000 miles then that mileage on spare bike is a good few years.

There's also wheels like Mavic Askiums but you need some wheel experts to show up, so consider this a long winded bounce.

My man Wayne has come up with the goods.....he has a spare set of Miche Race 707s which are 28 spoke rear and are Campagnolo. Being a bit of a ponce, I don't think they look as nice as the 20 spoke fulcrums but hopefully they will be a bit more robust. He's even willing to throw in the nearly new Campag cassette

So I'll run it as Campag for now, then swap out for Shimano at some point next year. In the meantime, I'll start drooling over the Decathlon catalogue....

 

[Crackle]

My man Wayne has come up with the goods.....he has a spare set of Miche Race 707s which are 28 spoke rear and are Campagnolo. Being a bit of a ponce, I don't think they look as nice as the 20 spoke fulcrums but hopefully they will be a bit more robust. He's even willing to throw in the nearly new Campag cassette

So I'll run it as Campag for now, then swap out for Shimano at some point next year. In the meantime, I'll start drooling over the Decathlon catalogue....

28's, so a good chance you'll still be able to ride it or at least true it if one goes.

 

[nickyboy]

28's, so a good chance you'll still be able to ride it or at least true it if one goes.

I haven't got a clue how to true a wheel. I need @I like Skol to follow me on all my rides in a support vehicle