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Workshop Question..

by drewesq
Thu, Mar 30, 2017 19:55
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Yo

My daily drive is my CAAD X, it has the standard CX2 rims and Formula hubs. The rear one sounds proper farked, it started sounding a bit grindy, but now makes a right racket!

What are my options....? Can I fix it myself?

I don't mind spending money if I have to, but I think I'd be better off buying a new wheelset, wouldn't I?

I quite like these: http://www.acycles.co.uk/mavic-aksium-d ... ustom-info
Mainly as they're cheap and I have heard of Mavic!

I know I need 6 bolt QR, but no idea about the rest of the measurements...

Please could someone help me out?

NB. I have totally upgraded the groupset on this bike, so I can do stuff, just don't know about all the measurements!

Oh, also happy to buy new tryes for the wheels too!

Thanks a lot

Andrew  [:)]

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drewesq | 7 years ago
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I just pulled the trigger on some Fulcrum 5s, they seemed good vale, plus I had a voucher with Tredz. Will shod them with some (very) expensive GP 4 seasons too!

 

Might get the rear wheel fixed up for the winter though

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matthewn5 replied to drewesq | 7 years ago
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drewesq wrote:

I just pulled the trigger on some Fulcrum 5s, they seemed good value, plus I had a voucher with Tredz.

Fulcrum 5s are great wheels, enjoy!

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drewesq replied to matthewn5 | 7 years ago
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matthewn5 wrote:

drewesq wrote:

I just pulled the trigger on some Fulcrum 5s, they seemed good value, plus I had a voucher with Tredz.

Fulcrum 5s are great wheels, enjoy!

That's good to know! They got good reviews and I think I got them for less than £230 with a voucher, so I'm pretty happy!

It's the first wheel upgrade I've done, I'm expecting big things!! 1

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DaSy | 7 years ago
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A bike shop is going to charge probably £25 for the freehub (at least), £10 for the bearings and £20-30 to put it all together, so a bill of at least £50 for a fairly low spec wheel. The freehubs on those Formula hubs are weak and a regular failure point.

I would say that you are better spending your money on some new and better wheels. The choice you made of Mavic Aksium is a very good one, they are good value for their level of performance and are pretty tough too.

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StraelGuy | 7 years ago
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Treat yourself to some new wheels if you want but it's a pretty routine job for your LBS to replace the freehub or bearings.

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