WTB: 650b Wheels for Susie

[Garrett Kautz]

Looking for 650b wheels for a Susie build. 

Wheelset or just hubs. 

Dynamo maybe?

[Brian Turner]

Crust is selling some reasonably priced 650 wheelsets these days.

On Oct 19, 2024, at 12:28 PM, Garrett Kautz <gka...@gmail.com> wrote:

Looking for 650b wheels for a Susie build. 

Wheelset or just hubs. 

Dynamo maybe?

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[Robert Blunt]

I have the Crust wheelset on my custom rando bike and have liked them. 

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[iamkeith]

Crust just sent out a restock email on those wheels yesterday.  Evidently, the rims are wider than the previous version, so they might actually work on a Susie, depending on what tires you intend to run.  If you want to take full advantage of the clearance, you probably still want Cliffhangers, which means custom or getting lucky with something second hand. 

[ian m]

As much as I think the need to maximize rim width for wider tires is mostly overblown, for what it's worth:

Crust rims are 30mm external width, 26mm internal

Velocity Cliffhangers are 30mm external, 25mm internal

[iamkeith]

Oh.  That's impressive.  I didn't actually look at the numbers or profiles - I just read the email that said they got wider.  Hard to balk at that deal.

[DJC]

Hard to beat a set of Velocity Cliffhangers (standard hubs) for around $500. Hand built by some great folks in Grand Rapids. I have them on my Atlantis and Gus Boots; high quality and aesthetically pleasing.

[Will Boericke]

Velomine FTW

Will

[Garrett Kautz]

Thanks for the heads up. Crust 650b: $525 for a wheelset or $625 (dynamo), Taiwan built.

Riv's Taiwan version is sold out, but built by Rich version would be $590 with Deore hubs and Cliffhangers, 4-6 week wait. 

I've ran one of those Deore t610 rear hubs for many years on my old cargo bike and it never gave me issues. I'll probably just call Rich and get in line. 

[Garrett Kautz]

Will, thank you for the link to Velomine. I did not know about those folks. 

[Eric Karnes]

I've had great experiences with Velomine. Over the years I've ordered three wheelsets from them. While not up to the level of Rich-built Riv wheels, they have great deals and the wheels have always been solidly built and durable.

Eric

[Matt C.]

FYI, a few years ago I ordered a frame from VeloMine and had to call for some reason, but during that call I had asked about their wheelsets and was told they are just the stock wheels that QBP sells. They just purchase mass amounts of them and sell them. So any bike shop with a QBP account can also order the same wheels I believe. 

Matt Cook

Spanish Fort, AL

[Will Boericke]

I think the difference is that VeloMine mirrors the QBP inventory so you can actually see what's available, and they don't seem to mark the wheels up much.  A buddy got an amazing deal on a set of Velocitys a while ago - cheaper than the retail cost of the parts.  I don't know how they are able to make a profit on those.

I like building wheels too much to buy them prebuilt, but often my build cost is greater than the equivalent cost of a VeloMine wheelset.

Will

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[Eric Daume]

I live Velomine and have used them several times in the past, but boy, their website sucks. I'd much rather have some modern filters for diameter, hub size, disc, etc, rather than their random grouping of wheels by category.

Eric

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