HD wheels choices?!??!?!?

My brother has told me and I have read plenty of instances on this site that coaster brakes are iffy stoppers on their own and the rag joints are less than ideal. (which I can imagine, it seems they put a lot of stress on the spokes). the wheels I have on the bike now are pretty thrashed, so I might as well get new ones.

I live in a mountain town so stopping is important to me and I want something durable as well. I have been looking at a couple options and was hoping for some reviews and opinions.



Spooky tooth HD It has an alloy rim though, which is not exactly what I am after. Was hoping to do steel mainly for the looks and robustness.



Buy a husky or worksman wheel and this adapter here.

Adapter

The grubee wheel, which I can't seem to find for sale anywhere.

There is also this one I have seen on the forums

I am sure there are options I am missing as well. I am looking for something reliable and heavy duty with some sort of brake for less than $150 dollars that will also work with a 2 stroke motor. I also plan on getting a front wheel with a drum brake as well.

Thanks in advance for any information.

After these suggestion and further reading I do believe the workman wheels are what I want. Is the manic mechanic hub adapter worth the $60? Or should I just roll with the rag joint?

Also Pirate cycles is out of stock on the front wheel with drum break. I can't, for the life of me, find another source for that wheel. I wouldn't mind finding a distributer on the west coast to save a bit on shipping.

Thanks again for any info.

Thanks for the heads up Matthurd. I wouldn't think the aluminum sprockets would be bad unless there are being made out of a crappy grade of aluminum. I beat up on my al bmx sprocket without any problems. I would save the kit sprocket just in case I suppose.

I guess my game plan is worksman rear wheel with the adapter and sprocket. Use just the coaster brake while I build and tune my bike then save up a bit for that front wheel with the drum break.

Looks like my 'cheap' build is adding up! HA. I'd rather do it right the first time rather than spend money multiple times on bad parts.

I saw your other thread with the rubbing issues. The outside of the chain rubbing on the frame is a lot different than the bushings inside the chain contacting the sprocket. From damage would occur from that no motor the power source. Maybe the motor and pedaling do create different forces on the sprocket, but I know that I apply a lot of torque on my bmx bike when I do tire stalls and spin from fakie. I will save the steel sprocket just in case though.

I am going to call worksman in just a minute and order the back wheel.

I pulled the trigger on the worksman rear wheel and the manic mechanic adapter. Can't wait!

Got the adapter in. That is a serious piece of metal. Looks super stout. Can't wait to get the wheel to finish it up.