26" wheel advice

hello everybody!
my kona's quando/rigida rear wheel is shot (the rim is whack out) and needs replacing. i have a sunn rhinolite rim to rebuild it with which will do but i saw these and wondered whether they'd be ok:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BANKRUPT-26-Q-R-SINGLE-SPEED-135mm-RIGIDA-SKEWERS-/170630950620?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item27ba65aedc

similar quality but then a deeper section rim than i currently have.

the kona is 135 rear spacing and finding 26" single speed wheelsets is a fucken nightmare. anyone got any sweet advice? is there a better hub? maybe a flip flop hub (ss)?

cheers,
see you in steel city in july or at the open.

matt

That seems pretty good to me, I found a singlespeed hub on a mangled old rim, and want to build it to some old 26" rims I have lying around, but this is quicker...if you only need a rear, is it the hub/rim thats shot? maybe just build a rear with the rim you haz.

yeah, should have said its the rear rim thats shot.

the other option is something like the Halo combats like this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Halo-Combat-Single-Speed-Wheels-PAIR-26-White-NEW-/190487297684?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item2c59ed7e94

but then maybe i'd need to swap my front chain ring? 28t at the mo. plus, these fat rims with v-brakes are a little wide, no?

See if you can borrow Gav's Halos to see how they'd set up.

struggling to find 135 ss hubs? you're not looking hard enough

If you've got the cash or if you want some choice and if you're feeling flush.

Why are they a nightmare Matt?

Just in case you didn't see this
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=13500

I might be going 26" but want to keep my Nexus 7 speed. Would this work on this rim?

#highjack,sorry!

Make your life easier and get a freehub mtb hub and a single speed kit. Deore is pretty hard wearing kit, and cheap. Go for Hope pro 2 SS if you want zero dish for a stronger wheel. Sprockets are 3 quid each, everything can be serviced by any bike mechanic (especially deore), and the freehub internals are easier to replace if they fail.

or just stick with 700c, didn't you just get a pompino joni?!

Yes but there's always something in the pipeline. :)

its been hard work finding a 26" ss wheelset but yeah, i could build one up.
taxi's hub recommendations look sweet. at the moment i'm going to stick this new Sunn rim on the quando hub, which should be straight forward.

Have a look on pinkbike.com Matt. There are one or two SS, a couple of conversions, but not that cheap. Cheaper to build I reckon.
I'm still after a 48h 26" rim to go with my sweet hub, but looks like there are none cheaper than £30.
Got one of those Sun rims just in case.

What frame are you putting the 26s on joni?

can you not still get supercheap singlespeed mtb hubs from on-one?

What frame are you putting the 26s on joni?

Not the pomp ;)

Pipeline / pipe dreams. Time will tell.

Has anybody seen this?
They are double wall and quite sturdy. I've been using them for a while now and they have withstood the abuse. http://www.bcity.es/detalle.php?cod=233&fam=12&sfa=41
Not the best hubs (cheap loose bearing hubs), but you can buy just the rim if you want (less than 20€).
They ship anywhere.

100mm OLD though?

Edit, didn't look at the hub, doh.

so thats a front? where be the rear?

''trasera disponible''

135mm spaced hubs
http://www.velosolo.co.uk/shophub.html
fourth one down looks like a pretty sweet set up.
more detailed shots
http://www.velosolo.co.uk/756rear.html