maarten_almighty
100 mW
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- Jan 10, 2020
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Hi all,
I recently purchased a new hub motor for my ebike and am looking for a rim to use for the wheel build. I'm having trouble finding a rim for the correct gauge (10g) spokes in 26". The motor has 36 holes, drilled for 10G spokes. The motor is a Suringmax (link: https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/4000212162738.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dPNfoDT).
I considered using a 'normal' mtb rim(for example sunringle mtx33 or mtx39 (if i can find the mtx39 model, they appear hard to come by)) (which only accepts 14g or 13g spokes), choosing a non-eyeletted version and drilling the holes to the size needed for 10g... but i think this is risky business (i'll create weak spots/stress concentrations by drilling the holes... and i don't want the rim to fail at 70kph).
Would you agree that drilling out the holes on a non eyeletted rim (for example Ride Andra 40) would be a bad idea? Or would you say that it should be fine as long as you drill the holes carefully/make sure to deburr the edges etc. after drilling.?
The bike is a hardtail so the rear wheel does take considerable impacts when going over tree roots and such but it's held up quite well with my previous wheel (36 14g spokes, ryde andra 40 rim) thus far.(haven't broken any spokes since last wheel build with the andra 40 rim, only occasional truing was required). If you recommend drilling out the holes on a 'normal' (13g or 14g) rim, what rim would you recommend to start off with?
I thought about using a 26" motorcycle rim but unfortunately i have not yet been able to find any 26" motorcycle rims which are narrow enough to fit my current frame (width of frame where the rim passes in between chainstays is approx 57mm (so the max possible rim width would be approx 53mm), the max tire i can run is 2.4"
I can buy a rim from the same aliexpress seller where i bought the motor but the shipping is really expensive (75$shipping, 15$ for the rim itself, link to rim: https://jh-power.en.alibaba.com/product/1520548146-212266323/Power_P35D_26_Inch_Spoke_Rims_For_BMX_Bike.html) so i was wondering if there was a better alternative/where i could find a rim with these specs.
I don't care about the looks, any weight is fine (heavier is probably better since it might be stronger then), eyeletted holes would be a nice bonus, disc specific if possible.
Thank you !
I recently purchased a new hub motor for my ebike and am looking for a rim to use for the wheel build. I'm having trouble finding a rim for the correct gauge (10g) spokes in 26". The motor has 36 holes, drilled for 10G spokes. The motor is a Suringmax (link: https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/4000212162738.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dPNfoDT).
I considered using a 'normal' mtb rim(for example sunringle mtx33 or mtx39 (if i can find the mtx39 model, they appear hard to come by)) (which only accepts 14g or 13g spokes), choosing a non-eyeletted version and drilling the holes to the size needed for 10g... but i think this is risky business (i'll create weak spots/stress concentrations by drilling the holes... and i don't want the rim to fail at 70kph).
Would you agree that drilling out the holes on a non eyeletted rim (for example Ride Andra 40) would be a bad idea? Or would you say that it should be fine as long as you drill the holes carefully/make sure to deburr the edges etc. after drilling.?
The bike is a hardtail so the rear wheel does take considerable impacts when going over tree roots and such but it's held up quite well with my previous wheel (36 14g spokes, ryde andra 40 rim) thus far.(haven't broken any spokes since last wheel build with the andra 40 rim, only occasional truing was required). If you recommend drilling out the holes on a 'normal' (13g or 14g) rim, what rim would you recommend to start off with?
I thought about using a 26" motorcycle rim but unfortunately i have not yet been able to find any 26" motorcycle rims which are narrow enough to fit my current frame (width of frame where the rim passes in between chainstays is approx 57mm (so the max possible rim width would be approx 53mm), the max tire i can run is 2.4"
I can buy a rim from the same aliexpress seller where i bought the motor but the shipping is really expensive (75$shipping, 15$ for the rim itself, link to rim: https://jh-power.en.alibaba.com/product/1520548146-212266323/Power_P35D_26_Inch_Spoke_Rims_For_BMX_Bike.html) so i was wondering if there was a better alternative/where i could find a rim with these specs.
I don't care about the looks, any weight is fine (heavier is probably better since it might be stronger then), eyeletted holes would be a nice bonus, disc specific if possible.
Thank you !