Best value 650B wheelset on the market these days

[Josh Zielinski]

What's the best value rim brake road hub (~130 spaced) "off the shelf" wheelset available these days?  Are there any?

A few years back, maybe more, I bought Crust set.  It's nice and wasn't super overpriced but a big budget item for me.  Before that I bought all the parts from VO and a friend built me a nice shiny set.  I've also bought a set of Cliffhanger/XT on eBay for a decent deal once.

Aside from Crust set which isn't currently available I've never shopped for a new complete wheelset.

I'd be open to used set but was curious if anyone had any surprise suggestions.

Looking at a few frames kicking around and not really wanting another 28mm shod bike.  They probably won't get ridden often enough to justify fancy stuff.

Thanks,

Josh Z

Oregon 

[Will Boericke]

Do they exist?  You might find a set at VeloMine.  The Crust is the only one that reliably exists that I know of.

Will

[Josh Zielinski]

I don't know, that is my reason for asking.

I hope I am surprised by several options?

Josh

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[daxo potato]

Will beat me to it, but velomine, slim pickings these days, even has a section devoted to rim brake 650b.

Dave in NY 

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[William Lindsay]

That Crust wheelset was an exceptionally good value when it was released.  I think something to beat that value is very unlikely in an off-the-shelf wheelset.  Add to that there is essentially no market anymore for a 100/130 650B rim brake wheelset.  Just like there is no market for a 630mm wheelset for 100/120.  We'll have to cobble those things together, IMO.  The great deals will be the second hand market from people who tried a 650B conversion and regret it.  

That Velomine A23 32-hole "track" wheelset is a pretty good price at $307, considering retail on the rims is $113 each.  Buy that wheelset, find an appropriate rear hub, rebuild the rear wheel and sell that nice flip-flop rear hub.  I'd buy the rear hub for $40.  There's apparently two sets of them available...

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA

[Ian A]

Not sure how importing from Canada is going these days, but C&L Cycles out of Montreal have some options too for 650b rim brake https://www.clcycle.ca/products/handbuilt-wheel-velo-orange-voyager?variant=45409901772869

IanA Lake Louise AB Canada

[Will Boericke]

I was trying to remember that shop!  But I don't see any wheelsets, just rims.  I believe all of those are available in the US.  CR-18 FTW in terms of price.

Will

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[Jason Gardner]

Not sure what price range you're looking for, but Velocity USA builds wheels with their own rims and hubs to order starting in the $500-600 range (depending on rim; they have three 650b rims). They also allow you to choose the spoke count and a few other options.

[David Dye]

Sta-Tru offers their TR21, TR25, and TR30 rims in 650b for rim brakes. The number is the inner width of the rim. 

They're cheap, reasonably light, wide, and tubeless ready. I haven't seen anything close to the price at $50 per rim. 

You can order direct from them as rims or complete wheelsets start at about $280:

https://bicyclewheelwarehouse.com/product/sta-tru-tr21-silver-slx-tubeless-v-brake-wheel-set/

-Dave

[Justin, Oakland]

The Crust rim brake rims were prone to cracking and breaking.

[J]

That's mostly echo chamber BS IMO. Mine have been exceptional for years and their are so many people running them in my friend group who've never had a problem. They are lightweight, so sure could crack if you treat them like MTB wheels or over tighten the spokes, but I've never even had to tru my wheels so far. I'd love to buy another set in 700c but I'd skip the dynamo front this time because the SP8 hasn't been my favorite. . 

[lena...@gmail.com]

Thousands of miles on the 650b Crust rims and no issues here. Had the wheels built professionally.