Road bike wheel advice
- Thread starter Becs
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Christopher
Über Member
looks like a plan is coming together!
NB the ceramic-coated version of the Open Pro is 2x more than the plain version. Retail they are about £45 and £90 respectively. Whether it lasts more than twice as long I don't know but Dan Bo reckons they do.
Also when buying cartidge hubs make sure you can get replacement bearings for it - even buy a spare set with the wheels. Thereoretically you can get them from an industrial supply place but there are thousands of different size bearings and you have to have the right one.
NB the ceramic-coated version of the Open Pro is 2x more than the plain version. Retail they are about £45 and £90 respectively. Whether it lasts more than twice as long I don't know but Dan Bo reckons they do.
Also when buying cartidge hubs make sure you can get replacement bearings for it - even buy a spare set with the wheels. Thereoretically you can get them from an industrial supply place but there are thousands of different size bearings and you have to have the right one.
Zoiders
New Member
- Location
- Ice Station Zebra
It's not theoretical - avoiding very light boutique kit most hubs use 6005 bearings or similar, extremely easy to buy.
OP
OP
Becs
Veteran
- Location
- Old Hatfield (it's nice honest!)
Thanks everyone! I now have until payday to mull it over! :-)
