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I have bent rear 700c wheel with 1500w hub motor. I am wondering if I can buy a new wheel, all spoked up, with casing and swap the motor? Who sells them, is the motor hard to change? Help please.
Not exactly sure what you’re asking, but one option is to buy a decent rim (as opposed to the crap that comes on prebuilt wheels), and the correct length spokes, and lace it yourself. You need to take careful measurements to determine the spoke lengths, but beyond that, it just takes watching a few videos, and taking your time.I have bent rear 700c wheel with 1500w hub motor. I am wondering if I can buy a new wheel, all spoked up, with casing and swap the motor? Who sells them, is the motor hard to change? Help please.
For what it's worth, I find building up with a new rim and spokes to be a much easier and more pleasant job than opening up a direct drive motor and extracting the stator. Also much less opportunity for blood blisters or worse.I have bent rear 700c wheel with 1500w hub motor. I am wondering if I can buy a new wheel, all spoked up, with casing and swap the motor? Who sells them, is the motor hard to change? Help please.
Thanks for the info, I think I will try and source a compatible rim: 700c-26 holes-12 ga.- 31mm outside width-double wall.DD or geared?
For DD, you can swap stators typically. I don't know of many companies that have ever offered the wheel + case part alone.
You want one that matches your DD though so that the axle diameters, spacing, etc are similar. A few millimeters of difference can turn into a big headache otherwise.
Thanks Chalo, I am now headed in the same directionFor what it's worth, I find building up with a new rim and spokes to be a much easier and more pleasant job than opening up a direct drive motor and extracting the stator. Also much less opportunity for blood blisters or worse.
What hub motor is compatible with a 26 hole rim?Thanks for the info, I think I will try and source a compatible rim: 700c-26 holes-12 ga.- 31mm outside width-double wall.
OOPs, fat fingered that one, 36 holes.What hub motor is compatible with a 26 hole rim?
Surely it's 36.What hub motor is compatible with a 26 hole rim?
Just making sure since it sounded like the next step was going to be hitting the Buy button.Surely it's 36.
Spokes aren’t cheap, so making a measuring mistake could double the cost if you need to reorder the correct sizes (you don’t save money lacing your own wheel, you just get superior quality). I’d start studying this video to get an idea of the measurements you’ll need to take in order to determine the correct spoke length. You’ll need the rim in hand to get all of the measurements needed, but you can get started.OOPs, fat fingered that one, 36 holes.
The wheel is almost new, and the spokes are undamaged, I planned to reuse the existing spokes. What's wrong with 12 ga spokes?Surely it's 36.
DO NOT use 12ga spokes. It's a mistake that will cost you time, money, and downtime for the bike. Use 14ga, or better 14-15ga butted, spokes with washers under the heads.
The spoke diameter is 2.6mm; according to my chart, that would be 12ga, correct?The wheel is almost new, and the spokes are undamaged, I planned to reuse the existing spokes. What's wrong with 12 ga spokes?
Only thing I'm studying in that video is how to be as cool as that guy. Sideburns!I’d start studying this video to get an idea of the measurements you’ll need to take in order to determine the correct spoke length.
You simply need to search on “spokes”, with username “Chalo”What's wrong with 12 ga spokes?
The only problem I am having is with the nipple heads and driver tools, they are crap. The nipple isn't rocket science, and I can't understand why they didn't make the hear a flat Phillips with a hole in the middle, duh.Thanks for all your replies. I bought a new 700c rim and I am in the process of lacing it on. My first attempt, so I am going slow, 1/3 done and so far so good.
Thanks for the reply, I came to the same conclusion about the flat blade.Someone here ground down a #1 philips bit to do just that. I just used a flat bit on a powered screw driver.
Once you know what you're doing lacing a wheel becomes a pleasant evening task. Bringing the spokes up to tension and truing the rim seems to take the most time.