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paging @broken_777 any offerings? DT freeride ones maybe?

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Surely a typical MTB rim will be plenty strong, especially in 26"? If so check PlanetX, they have loads of cheap WTB ones.

E.g. https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/RIWTBKOMT/wtb-kom-tcs-rim-black-with-decals

These are great. I have a 650b and 700c wheelset with them. Excellent VFM

Yep, I've got a set waiting to be built up (when I can afford hubs). I got them for £5 each I think, PlanetX pricing is a mystery... Still good value at £15 as you say though - wide, light, tubeless

Cheers for that tip on WTBs.

Excellent price for the KOM variant

Which 26" rim with a braking surface and reasonably wide? a bit niche nowadays.

Sun Ringle make a few.

Not super wide but kinlin ADHN from cycle basket are quite cheap in 26

but do you want them disc or not???

Disc is ‘appropriate’.

the Rhyno Lite? that does look like a good option.

People trash it for lack of initial trueness but I've found it to be very dependable and tough and heavy. Also gives a nice profile on wide tires.

I have some stupid questions. Bought a wheelset. Installed tubes and tyres. Put it in the frame that is being build up but the rear wheel isn't as true as I'd like it to be. Do I need to wait to ride it for some km's to see if the wheel 'sets' itself? Ofcourse I've already thrown away the box in which they came so return will be a hassle. Will make a video tonight to see if I'm overreacting or not. Would like some opinions. Is there a tolerance to how wheels can arrive out of the box?

They won't fix themselves, but some factory wheels can be a little out from new, any more than a few mm (which is far too much really) means they've probably been damaged in transit more than just poorly made.

I have a set of 50mm carbon tubular road wheels (Planet X) that have been gathering dust for a couple of years. Can I convert them to use on my fixed bike? Not super clued up on all things fixed, and I’m not sure if 24r spokes is a high enough count.

not sure if 24r spokes is a high enough count.

It's enough until you're well past 100kg

Ryde Andra 40

Normal tolerance for factory built wheels is ±1mm. Check the spoke tension, by squeezing pairs. If it's wildly out then take them to a shop to get trued.

Thanks. Had a bit of a go but the spoke tensions were all over the place so took the tyre off and got my lbs to properly tension/true/stress relieve them. All sorted now...pretty sure it was just rubbish factory finish as @broken_777 said.

Stupid me, there's a clear coat sticker on them which rises 1-2 mm, combine that with a dark lit workspace and I jumped to conclusions. So should be fine. thanks!

Everything is fine. That stupid sticker made me jump to conclusions. Can't wait to ride them :)

Looking for a replacement for 700C, 32h, rim brake, R520 rim with an ERD of 584mm
https://www.modernbike.com/product-2126186997

Want to reuse the spokes so same ERD please. Any suggestions?

I've seen this down as 584mm https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m2b0s116p3789/KINLIN-XC-279 but other posts say newer ones are 585.5mm

Prob too late now, but if you add a Sapim HM washer under each nipple, you add 0.7mm to the required spoke length, in which case 290 would be bang on.