I have a Pashley Princess bike and recently a couple of spokes broke during riding, leading to the buckling of the rear rim. Pashley will not provide the rim alone but only whole wheels with Sturmey Archer 5-speed hub, costing £150. Is this a reasonable price to pay? I've been quoted £25 to build a wheel plus 50p per spoke if I provide my own rim. Presumably, I could buy a recycled steel rim at The Bike Station and take that, perhaps a wheel with suitable-sized spokes still attached?
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ISO: Bike repair advice - broken spokes, buckled rim
(7 posts)- Started 12 years ago by seanspotatobusiness
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Posted 12 years ago #
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I'd take it somewhere like the Bicycle Works or Edinburgh Bike Co-Op to get the current wheel fixed for a negligible fee... That is, unless you want the new hub? I would imagine the rim won't be so badly buckled that it can't be pulled back into shape...
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Yes, I would agree. Perhaps the existing rim is usable. Steel may make it easier. I dented an alu rim and it wasn't advisable to bend that back.
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Unless you're confident about building the hubbed wheel yourself, Bike Works etc. will build you a new and better wheel for a small fee plus parts. You can take your own rim or they can order one in for you (they may even have in stock).
My shop-built wheels have taken a beating on the roads of Edinburgh and have yet to fail me.
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Bike Works should be able to get you a new rim if they beleive it needs one.
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Yes, I concur, take it to a shop and get the wheel rebuilt. Bicycle Works and EBC, both good. Try Eastside Bikes too if its handier.
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My experience of EBC is if you wan't it done quickly, best to avoid. It's an experience enough to have never used them again for any form of repairs / maintenance. Of course, it's not their fault they're busy / popular...
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