Justify Spending £200 On A Rear Wheel?!?!?!?!

[carboy280]

I NEED SOME HELP SPENDING ME MONEY!!!

I really want to get a Hope Pro 2 Trials Hub and Try-All rim (or equivalent) But cant justify spending £200 on something that small (I also Need a Car)

Is anyone having the same problem or has anyone gone through this patch and bought/not-bought a wheel and been disappointed/Really Happy with their purchase?

[Endohopper]

• A good rear wheel ( specifically the hub ) represents safety .
• Poor rear wheel lets down the rest of the bike
• Can look hella cool

[Simpson]

i could never justify it to my concience when i could spend the money on somthing else... picked up a Hope Ti hub on a ground ronnie in good nick for 65 quid posted! bargin! ran fine for a year and a half never greased never missed a beat for a year an a half when i sold the bike

[Luke Rainbird]

I recently bought a Pro II on DX32, and built it myself to save a bit of money

The parts are definitely worth the cash, and if you can't do it your self, a good build can make the wheel last much longer than a dodgy build

Perhaps get a second hand wheel - all ready for you, and much cheaper

Or second hand parts of course...

[darrenhopper]

200 beans is alot cheaper than a new set of front teeth!

[Bearded Midget]

i personally wouldnt spend that much on a wheel as i would want to use it on something else. i managed to buy an echo team 03 for 200 and thats a whole bike but if it was something that small its not something you notice is it. just get a mid range hub and then save the rest for your car thats your best bet mate

Edited March 14, 2007 by braintreetrials

[Mark W]

I've had a few nasty injuries as a result of something in my drivetrain dying, so I wouldn't really find it hard to justify the £200 on a wheel I knew wouldn't try and kill me. I'm not a huge fan of Hopes, but a lot of people seem to be so I'll let the majority win this time Either way, with the confidence you get from it your riding will improve, with the performance of it your riding will improve (I went from a Dicta to an Eno and instantly put an extra foot on my gapping before I even got used to the Eno...), and lastly it'll just out-last a cheap "mid-range" hub. As a result, you're investing in something which is going to outlast the competition, so you won't be buying a second hub down the line. It's got a great warranty too, so yeah, all good.

[20inchsuperstar]

spending money on quality parts is a fact of life. You can spend £20 quid on an acs freewheel which will last a week, or £80 on an eno which will last a few years. Same with hubs and everything for that matter, i personally would, but not right now in your situation, yuo could save a bit of money a week/month till you can get it.

quality (and safety!!!) comes at a price

matt

[carboy280]

200 beans is alot cheaper than a new set of front teeth!

Very true, Nearly died the other day on a 2ft bench, i kicked and nothing happened apart from a big bang! and nearly hit me head, luckily i wear a lid

spending money on quality parts is a fact of life. You can spend £20 quid on an acs freewheel which will last a week, or £80 on an eno which will last a few years. Same with hubs and everything for that matter, i personally would, but not right now in your situation, yuo could save a bit of money a week/month till you can get it.

quality (and safety!!!) comes at a price

matt

I already have £600 but its just having to spend it, I hate spending! lol Edited March 14, 2007 by carboy280

[Ghetto Rider]

Safety, coolness, helps alot!! - Yes can be jusitfied!

[Luano]

spend as much as you can afford on the hub you will have more confidence if you know that you can rely on your wheel not to slip or whatever

[Walleee]

Those of us who care about our drive trains end up spending around £200 to get a decent set-up if it's FrontFreewheel or rear freehub.

Mine:

Eno: £70

Try all rear wheel £ 110 new?

12T cog £10

that's 190 alltogether, for a mod.

A rear freehub requires more thought, research, and manufacturing processes than a freewheel so that's how i'd justify the extra expense (albeit a tenner)

Someone mentioned getting a cheaper hub, I could not advise against that enough! If you buy a good wheel/hub now, with care and attetion it could last you for a good ten years. it's more of an investment. Obviously you might want to change rim's along the line and such but getting a hope hub over any shimano one is definately a good idea, you could go for a standard mono, but then it's not designed specifically with trials in mind.

Buy a shimano hub now and you'll need another in 6 months if you ride proper trials, couple that with the price of a wheel build and you'll soon save money on the hope.

If I rode stock it would be front freewheel, but that would mean you'd have to end up buying a freewheel, fixed cog, fixed hub and rim, maybe even freewheel compatible cranks if your's wrnt allready, so that could mount up.

Go for the hope i think i've given you enough reasons?

[ilikeriding]

what do you want do more ride or drive?

Edited March 14, 2007 by afroman

[Ash-Kennard]

ffs, you pay for quality, 200 is a fairly normal amount for a good new wheel

[TOBY E]

I dont ride stock but i have got :

Tryall rim on a Onza T-master hub

and a eno up front

i used to run a onza wheel build with a acs freewheel on it.

When i got my new bike the change it made to my riding was emense.

don't get me wrong, it was not all to do with the freewheel, but it gave me a lot more confidence, i also found a massive change in to the power i could put in to moves like gaps etc.

So i would say spend a dessent amount off money on i good wheel build and you'l never look back.

Toby

[Si-man]

I spent £300 on a profile wheel for my BMX

£230 on a pair of pro 2 wheels for my XC bike this week.

£200 for profile for my trials bike...

If you want quality then you have to pay for it, otherwise buy a shitty dewhore hub or summat

Edited March 14, 2007 by Si-man

[um....tasty]

I recently bought a Pro II on DX32, and built it myself to save a bit of money

The parts are definitely worth the cash, and if you can't do it your self, a good build can make the wheel last much longer than a dodgy build

Perhaps get a second hand wheel - all ready for you, and much cheaper

Or second hand parts of course...

so it's not just me using a DX32

[Adam-Griffin]

aslong as its safe , works well and looks the part its worth what ever tour willing to spent on it !!

Adam

[eskimo]

so it's not just me using a DX32

The DX32 rules in any size!

I would happily spend that much as i would always take my bike over the car. But as you don't have the car yet i guess your not missing not having one. If you see.. But missing the confidence and thrill of a new product should easily edge you onto spending some money.

[edit] in saying/reading this, the actual topic is is stupid. Yeah i know most members get ratty about often over used "zoo or echo" topics but this one does seem silly. I guess soon enough you will find out wether riding or chavin' it up is for.

Edited March 17, 2007 by eskimo

[abtrials]

can you really justify not buying a decebt rear hub and rim for a trials bike? pro 2 is well worth £110 plus more 2nd nothing

[ned1]

just look on the for sale section in members, theres loads of wheels in there i think there is a king built onto a rim at the moment for like £130..just get a mate to pm them about it

[Class Clown]

well iv just bent to shit axels and fuked up a rear wheel so yer if your going to do sumthing or get sumthing get it done proper

£200 not that much to spend unless you have no job lol

cheers Pimp

[Tinez]

I plucked up the courage to buy a PROFILE MINI hub, a KOXX rim & SAPIM spokes that cost me £220 without a build (I'm a qualified mechanic though) and i would really urge you to buy a quality hub. The HOPE hub you mentioned would be a good balence between cost and quality. CHAIN REACTION CYCLES do a really good wheel building, good prices too.

Tinez