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not resolvedThere was a topic on here ages ago linking to a wheelbuilder that could put together dynamo wheels at a decent price. Got to thinking that as I'm replacing the wheels on my commuter anyway I might look into this option (though a Campagnolo Khamsin CX wheelset at £132 is tempting).
A search isn't finding what I need - can anyone point me in its direction?
DIY??
Someone mentioned this to me the other day -
No personal knowledge of them.
Any good wheel builder in Edinburgh could (e.g. The Bicycle Works). Also Spa Cycles specialize in this.
Kaputnik got his done at Bicycle works, DaveC had his done by his local man. Wingpig, Dave and I built them our selves.
Try using google site search, its a bit better than the built in search.
Bicycle Works build dynamo wheels (not just mine) to sell off the shelf come autumn, and if you take in a rim and hub they will build it up for you with correct spoke length.
They do build a VERY good wheel they do, and turn around is quick.
I used Dave Seaman of Daves Bikeshed in Aberdour. Your cx race last year was about 100m from his house. I can get him to quote for you, or you could? I have no problems with his work, and he has a fast turn round. I bought the dynamo from Germany, he supplied the rest.
I have just put an order in to Rose (you should have said as yours would have been in the same box/postage as mine).
TIP: I bought this:
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/shimano-hub-dynamo-dh-3d80/aid:520202
as it allows me to use a disc brake (or not). You do need the disk though as its the Schimano type not the 6 allen bolts type.
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/shimano-deore-xt-brake-disc-sm-rt81/aid:515843
If you do get Dave to build them I could bring them in for you, and meet you at lunch time. FREE DELIVERY
WC - do it yourself! It's not hard.
I can lend you the stuff.
Thing is, I kind of need the wheel... now... Hmmmm, will ponder. Might just go for the set, then closer the time it'll be needed splash out on a hub dynamo and possibly, maybe, build something myself...
That said, some good value looking stuff in those Rose links...
Hmmm, best option looking like front hub from Rose, rear hub from somewhere, buy the rims, then toddle off to Bicycle Works.... Kaputnik, when you say their turnaround is fast?
DaveC, yer man in Aberdour might be an option, although Bicycle Works are within walking distance of my work and I pass it every morning and night :)
Well you never said you needed the wheel today!!
Spar do pre built (well probably built to order) but if you ordered today, Rose would deliver in 3-4 working days and then Dave in Aberdour would probably take a day per wheel.
No harm in contacting him. Just say Dave Crampton refered you pls!!
And of course the mighty Alastair Gow.
Worth going just to talk to him anyway. I don't know anyone else who has appeared in Oor Wullie.
The funny thing is with everyone recommending their own personal wheelbuilder is that I am guaranteed to let down all but one of you when I choose a particular option that's best for me! :D
'Oor Wullie'? How so wfb? That's a cool claim to fame!
"Well you never said you needed the wheel today!!"
He'll have to hurry - it's nearly summer
I know, daft to be thinking about a dynamo wheel just onw. BUt the current wheels do, quite seriously, need replaced, and the dynamo wheel was always in the offing when it came to replacing.
I can lend you one of my two spare front wheels which could get you by (if you avoid using the rear brake) until you can get something built. Can't lend you a rear wheel as you use a weird non-standard freehub system.
"I know, daft to be thinking about a dynamo wheel just now"
Not if you might ever happen to find yourself popping to a shop in the evening between now and June.
Well, the summer isn't always that bright.
@WC, is it the wheels, or just the rims that need replacing? If the hubs are okay, then it's easy enough to buy new rims, new spoke nipples and rim tape, and then masking tape new rim to old, swap the spokes across and tension/true.
If I can have the new wheels up and running in a week or so then I should be grand *touch wood*
But I've got alternative bikes anyway, so all is good.
You have alternative bikes which LACK MUDGUARDS.
It's going to stay dry....
Link to Alastair Gow in Oor Wullie. It doesn't look much like him but he does sit looking out the window.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2731/4285917815_c122a26d92_o.gif
I got some wheels rebuilt by Big Al (Gow) last year, v. cheap. He got one of his other customers to bring them over to Edinburgh to save me the journey - I gather he often does this. He did specify that I should take the wheels back to him after a few rides but as they remain perfectly true I haven't bothered.
With a new rim, good calculations of spoke length and patience, building a wheel is a piece of cake.
That Oor Wullie thing is brilliant!
Hmmmm. Well I'm going to order a hub and take it from there...
Quick question - would this hub power a front AND rear light? Thinking of getting a B&M light as well, which looks like good value?
Waaaay out of my sphere of knowledge on these! But I do really like the thought of not having to worry about batteries (save in the backup lights living in the bag)
6 volt, 3 watt
In these days of LEDs, dynamos will power just about anything!
But there will be people along soon who have done it recently.
They'll work just fine, as chdot says virtually everything just works. Might be worth considering the disk option though, add some future proofing to the wheel.
Ah, they don't have the '72 with a disk any more. The '80 is only another tenner though...
Good choice of light, Anth (see here for what is, strangely, the most popular article on my site).
All hub dynamos and accessories are interchangeable and all dynamos will power multiple lights (even multiple front lights - there's just more friction).
Are you looking for a rack mount? If so then the Toplight Line Plus is a total winner, and you'll have change from £20.
As you can see, mine is mounted on the seatpost courtesy a spare reflector mount and a bit of tupperware.
I haven't touched my lights in 18 months now, and use them every day.
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