I'm looking to get a rear wheel that will work with the pirate cycles custom sprocket adapter and i was wondering if i should go for the 26" wheelmaster rear wheel with 12ga UCP spokes that is a steel 26x2.125 in rim with the shimano e-110 coaster brake hub http://www.piratecycles1.com/hu26x2rewhw1.html , or should i get the 26" Brushed alloy rear w 12 ga SS spokes on a Weinmann ALLOY rim that is 26x1.75 on a Shimano CB-110 hub http://www.piratecycles1.com/26alw12gasss.html . I really want to know the real difference between a steel and an alloy rim. Which is actually stronger? What about UCP vs SS spokes? Aren't ss stronger because they are stainless steel and UCP is universal chrome plating? Also is that weinmann rim double walled? Should i look into this wheel instead, http://www.amazon.com/Weinmann-DH-3...d=1353698887&sr=1-1&keywords=weinmann+cruiser . Any advice is greatly appreciated, thanks
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Double wall is going to be the strongest choice. I don't think any of those wheels are.
I have a couple of wheels I had made at REI that are double wall Rhyno lite rims, with Shimano E110 coaster hubs. They're 26 x 27.5 mm wide. Expect to pay about $250 each. They're very strong, and can handle 35 mph with my 230+ lb self.
27.5 mm can handle a 2.5" tire, but good luck trying to get it to fit without rubbing the chain. I'm running 2.3" tires that just barely clear the chain.
I have a couple of wheels I had made at REI that are double wall Rhyno lite rims, with Shimano E110 coaster hubs. They're 26 x 27.5 mm wide. Expect to pay about $250 each. They're very strong, and can handle 35 mph with my 230+ lb self.
27.5 mm can handle a 2.5" tire, but good luck trying to get it to fit without rubbing the chain. I'm running 2.3" tires that just barely clear the chain.
I run this wheel and never had an issue with it:
http://www.amazon.com/Weinmann-DH-3...d=1353698887&sr=1-1&keywords=weinmann+cruiser
The price is right thats for sure.
http://www.amazon.com/Weinmann-DH-3...d=1353698887&sr=1-1&keywords=weinmann+cruiser
The price is right thats for sure.
Not real sure but it holds up on this bike...so the china doll bike should be fine...
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Its not what you ride its how you ride... I kept having the same issue (thought it was my fat gut ) but even the light weights in the club broke spokes . I build most of my own wheels so a broken spoke isnt as bad as for someone who has to take it to a shop . We found that keeping the wheel true was the answer. Think about the rim having a little boble in it,then you corner against the boble and the spoke is not long enough and snap. So if they break at the hub there streached out (out of round side to side ) if they break at rim theres a flat spot in rim directly opp. The break.
Now i just give the bike a ride on the work stand every few days ,true up a tiny bit (5min tops) and no more breaks . Cuz i love to corner at full speed its one of the best things about riding an MB right....
hey culvercityclassic,
What type of sprocket and sprocket adapter are you using with that rear wheel setup??
What type of sprocket and sprocket adapter are you using with that rear wheel setup??
That's going to be a very strong wheel then.Weinmann DH-39 alloy double wall rim. 12g Stainless spokes. KT Histop Coaster Hub.
