New 700c Rear Wheel (for Tour Easy)

"Jon Meinecke" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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I want to get a second rear wheel for my Tour Easy. The original rim has a few dings, and I
wouldn't mind being able to choose thin or wide tires depending on where I'm riding. After
recently repacking my rear hub, I think I want a hub with cartridge bearings (but that's not a
show stopper).

Nashbar has several wheels in my price range: Velocity Spartacus ($130) Mavic Open Pro/Ultegra
($125) Ritchey Zero Comp Rear ($100) Mavic MA3/105 ($90)

Another to look at performancebike.comProfile.cfmOpen ↗ aero rim and crtridge
bearing hub.

happy trils, rorschandt

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"rorschandt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Jon Meinecke" <[email hidden]> wrote

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I want to get a second rear wheel for my Tour Easy. [...]

Nashbar has several wheels in my price range: Velocity Spartacus ($130) Mavic Open Pro/Ultegra
($125) Ritchey Zero Comp Rear ($100) Mavic MA3/105 ($90)

Another to look at performancebike.comProfile.cfmOpen ↗ aero rim and crtridge
bearing hub.

Thanks. Yes, that looks like another possible choice.

Performance® Titan Rear Road Wheel ($130)

Their description says this is a 20-spoke rear wheel with "strength to handle hard training". Would
the 20-spoke Titan hold up on the back of a Tour Easy?

The Velocity Spartacus comes in 20 and 24 spoke versions. The Nashbar description says 20 for
<180lbs and the 24 for >180lbs. I'm 175, the Tour Easy is 32+ lbs, and the weight distribution is
different from an upright. So I presume the 24-spoke Spartacus might be a better choice.

It isn't clear to me how to translate bike wheel specs/ad-copy characterizations intended for
upright bike applications to a LWB recumbent! For instances, how does "hard training" on an upright
compared to recreational riding or lightly loaded touring on often rough surfaced roads on a LWB?

Jon

"Jon Meinecke" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I want to get a second rear wheel for my Tour Easy. The original rim has a few dings, and I
wouldn't mind being able to choose thin or wide tires depending on where I'm riding. After
recently repacking my rear hub, I think I want a hub with cartridge bearings (but that's not a
show stopper).

Nashbar has several wheels in my price range: Velocity Spartacus ($130) Mavic Open Pro/Ultegra
($125) Ritchey Zero Comp Rear ($100) Mavic MA3/105 ($90)

Is the 24 spoke Spartacus adequate for the rear of a Tour Easy? Wish Velocity had their 26/20
wheelset in 700c/20...

Is the Ritchey off-center rim more than just a marketing gimmick? Having only one spoke length for
the rear wheel might be nice for carrying replacement spokes when touring...

Comments or suggestions?

Thanks,

Jon Meinecke

On a TE I would not even think of getting anything less than 36 spokes. I have a 42 spoke 27 in.
rear with a Phil hub that I use for touring because it's carring me and 40-50 lbs. of stuff on my
camping trips. Gary

"Gary Herbst" <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Jon Meinecke" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Velocity Spartacus ($130) Mavic Open Pro/Ultegra ($125) Ritchey Zero Comp Rear ($100) Mavic
MA3/105 ($90)

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On a TE I would not even think of getting anything less than 36 spokes. I have a 42 spoke 27 in.
rear with a Phil hub that I use for touring because it's carring me and 40-50 lbs. of stuff on my
camping trips.

Thanks for the response.... I had presumed there are very real differences in the wheel requirements
for loaded touring
vs. recreational riding. I have the original wheel I plan to use for touring and am considering a
second, perhaps lighter wheel for recreational riding. I don't want to pointlessly tempt
taco-ing a wheel. %^)

All the above cited wheels except the Velocity Spartacus have 32 spokes... I don't know how many the
original TE rim has...

Some of the ad-copy and specs I've read suggest rim design, material, stiffness, etc, affect overall
wheel strength as well as the number of spokes. I presume it's possible for a bicycle wheel to be
stronger than one with the same number or fewer spokes due to differences in design or materials.

The Ritchey Zero Comp Rear wheel has a special hub and rim that together permit the wheel to be
built with dish. They claim this makes for a stronger, more reliable wheel...

Jon Meinecke

You ought to consider an Aerospoke rear wheel. Bombproof.

Brad.