MTB Rim Suggestions

NickZX6R said:

I'm still on the rims my MTB came with so I'm pretty much clueless
about MTB rims.

A mate has a knackered ZAC19 rim and I'm after suggestions for
an appropriate replacement.

The only conditions are, that it needs to be disc-compatible
and 32 holes.

It's used mainly for commuting with a bit of light XC too.

Any takers?

Cheers.

Oops - correction, it's actually a Mavic X223 that needs replacing.

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Nick

Nickzx6r said:

A mate has a knackered ZAC19 rim and I'm after suggestions for an
appropriate replacement.

Why not head to the LBS and get the current Mavic or Velocity
equivalent?

Just ask for a disc-specific, 32h, xc rim.. there's probably one listed
on the Mavic or Velocity website? From the requirements he doesn't need
anything special.

I'm still running my original rims and they are just cheapie Araya
GP710s. My SS has ZAC19s on it.

hippy

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hippy said:

Nickzx6r said:

A mate has a knackered ZAC19 rim and I'm after suggestions for an
appropriate replacement.

Why not head to the LBS and get the current Mavic or Velocity
equivalent?

Just ask for a disc-specific, 32h, xc rim.. there's probably one listed
on the Mavic or Velocity website? From the requirements he doesn't need
anything special.

I'm still running my original rims and they are just cheapie Araya
GP710s. My SS has ZAC19s on it.

hippy

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I should've mentioned, this only came about late today so no LBS
opportunity yet 🙂

Just thought I'd ask since I couldn't see anything promising on the
regular websites. MTB rims seem quite expensive compared to road rims
I've bought in the past.

I wouldn't normally name names straight away but he was told by
Lawrencia that the wheel could not be trued and that it must be
replaced, at a cost of about $250.

Needless to say, I'm not convinced and $250 for a rim and rebuild seems
excessive to say the least 🙂

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Nick

Quoted message said:

Originally posted by Nickzx6r
I should've mentioned, this only came about late today so no
LBS opportunity yet 🙂

Ahh.. cool.

Check: http://www.cecilwalker.com.au/category15_1.htm Prices are for
pairs and are probably cheaper elsewhere.

Quoted message said:

I wouldn't normally name names straight away but he was told by
Lawrencia that the wheel could not be trued and that it must be
replaced, at a cost of about $250.

Run away!!! How bad is this wheel? Does it really need a new rim?
Perhaps take it to a bike shop that doesn't just flog bikes to time-
scarce yuppies...

Quoted message said:

Needless to say, I'm not convinced and $250 for a rim and rebuild seems
excessive to say the least 🙂

$250 for a 'whole wheelset' from Phantom here: (Sun Ditchwitch / Shimano
574 Hub wheelset): "Strong, disc ready wheelset. Perfect upgrade
material or for a second wheelset."
http://www.phantomcycles.com.au/Content.asp?S=Details%20@ID=1181

hth hippy

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hippy said:

Nickzx6r said:

A mate has a knackered ZAC19 rim and I'm after suggestions for an
appropriate replacement.

The rim might not be completely dead: Jobst reckons you can true a
bent rim under some conditions: see this thread

Ritch

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=38BEF038.5520B108%40removethis.virgin.net&rnum=8&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dbent%2Brim%2Bgroup:rec.bicycles.tech%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26group%3Drec.bicycles.tech%26selm%3D38BEF038.5520B108%2540removethis.virgin.net%26rnum%3D8

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hippy said:

Nickzx6r wrote:
> A mate has a knackered ZAC19 rim and I'm after suggestions for an
> appropriate replacement.

The rim might not be completely dead: Jobst reckons you can true a
bent rim under some conditions: see this thread

Ritch

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=38BEF038.5520B108%40removethis.virgin.net&rnum=8&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dbent%2Brim%2Bgroup:rec.bicycles.tech%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26group%3Drec.bicycles.tech%26selm%3D38BEF038.5520B108%2540removethis.virgin.net%26rnum%3D8

Thanks Ritch.

As it happens, Lawrencia have once again proven themselves to be lying
thieves.

I had a look at the wheel today and admittedly it has a slight flat
spot, but it's otherwise OK and has now been trued just fine.

Cheers.
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hippy wrote:

>Nickzx6r wrote:
> > A mate has a knackered ZAC19 rim and I'm after suggestions for an
> > appropriate replacement.
>

The rim might not be completely dead: Jobst reckons you can true a
bent rim under some conditions: see this thread

Ritch

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=38BEF038.5520B108
%40removethis.virgin.net&rnum=8&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dbent%2Brim%2Bgroup:rec.bi
cycles.tech%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26group%3Drec.bicycles.tech%26sel
m%3D38BEF038.5520B108%2540removethis.virgin.net%26rnum%3D8

Quoted message said:

Thanks Ritch.

As it happens, Lawrencia have once again proven themselves to be lying
thieves.

I had a look at the wheel today and admittedly it has a slight flat
spot, but it's otherwise OK and has now been trued just fine.

Cheers.
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Nick

Pissemorf Nick, that's real second rate service.

Kevin

NickZX6R said:

Any takers?

Do you have a budget maximum? If so what is it?

K

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>hippy wrote:
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>>Nickzx6r wrote:
>> > A mate has a knackered ZAC19 rim and I'm after suggestions for an
>> > appropriate replacement.
>>

The rim might not be completely dead: Jobst reckons you can true a
bent rim under some conditions: see this thread

Ritch

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=38BEF038.5520B108
%40removethis.virgin.net&rnum=8&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dbent%2Brim%2Bgroup:rec.bi
cycles.tech%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26group%3Drec.bicycles.tech%26sel
m%3D38BEF038.5520B108%2540removethis.virgin.net%26rnum%3D8

Quoted message said:

Thanks Ritch.

As it happens, Lawrencia have once again proven themselves to be lying
thieves.

I had a look at the wheel today and admittedly it has a slight flat
spot, but it's otherwise OK and has now been trued just fine.

Cheers.
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Nick

Pissemorf Nick, that's real second rate service.

Kevin

Yeah agreed. I went there once years ago - once 🙂

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Nick