new wheels

[Christian C]

I bought a used Monty x lite a while ago wih stock wheels and tires. They both need to be replaced now, but i dont know what i need to do. Where can i get prebuilt wheels? I am not looking for high performance stuff here. I want to try the creepy crawlers. If i cant find pre built wheels, what do i do to assemble wheels?

[Elan]

trialsin.com might have some pre assembled wheels. i know webcyclery.com has some also.

[Christian C]

well i havnt seen any mod wheels prebuilt, so it looks like im going to have to buy the individuals parts i guess. Does everybody else do this? where does everybody else get their wheels? thanks for answering my nub questions

[Boo_Berry]

i dont usually buy prebuilt wheels. rim, nipples, spokes, and hub seperately... thetrialsinshop.com sells alex dx32 drilled rims, and your local bikeshop can build one for u -- or you can do it yourself, but its rather tedious.

on my front u hav a hopeXC w/ brass nipples, can't remember what spokes, and a rhyno lite rim -- served me well so far, flexes a little doing off angle spins or hops, but oh well.

[Elan]

webcyclery sells complete mod wheels.. at least they did a few months ago

[Christian C]

Ok im doing the wheel build at web cyclery since I cant find prebuilt wheels. I dont have enough money for both wheels so im just gonna do the back for now because the front still has life left in it. Im gettign a hope xc hub, alex rim, the spokes, alloy nipples, velox rim strip, and the 3 cross recommended lacing pattern. I am also getting creepy crawler tires. Will this work ok with my x lite? Thanks im trying to learn all the mechanical stuff about trials.

[bylsma]

A Hope XC hub doesn't have the right spacing for the dropouts, does it?

[Christian C]

I really dont know. It said it was compatible for the alex rim and it was less expensive so i picked that one. I havnt made any purchases yet. Which hubs will work if that one wont?

[bylsma]

Most mods have 110mm spacing between the dropouts, so you'd have to get a hub to match that (usually a BMX hub). Just phone Webcylery and tell them you want to build a rear wheel for an x-lite, they'll help you figure it all out.