wtb: 10 speed compatible wheelset 700c

[Justin]

Howdy Bunch

Kinda cross posting, I'm looking for a wheelset for a friend in Grants Pass who is getting back on the bike and dusting off his single speed Surly Cross Check. He's no longer in PDX and the single speed just isn't going to cut it, we gotta take care of our knees at our age. I've got him sold on trying the Microshift Advent X groupset and the last piece to the puzzle is wheels. His rear wheel was trashed long ago and I don't think they could have handled a tire bigger than 38 anyway, and we hope to max out the tire clearance for the Cross Check at around 48. front 100mm / rear 135mm

So if you have anything that fits or know a good place to look for new give me a holler. I'm looking at used just to try to keep it affordable for him. If you are local great, if not that's ok as well. I do realize it's still Covid times and folks aren't letting things go as easily as before, but it's worth a shot.

thanks and peace

J

[David Person]

I'm going to put a link to a very good article on cassette standards (or lack thereof)

https://www.slowtwitch.com/Tech/Cassette_How-To_-_Part_2_3257.html#:~:text=This%20means%20that%20if%20you,take%20up%20the%20extra%20slack.

I ran across this article when I was preparing to order a rear hub for a wheel build and the only thing I could find were 11 speed compatible hubs.  Prior to finding this article I assumed that all Shimano 11 speed cassettes bodies were the same.  Turns out their 11 speed mtb hubs (XT, Deore) have the standard 9 speed cassette body and their 11 road hubs (Dura-ace,  Ultegra, 105) use a different cassette both that requires a spacer if you intend to mount a 9 speed cassette.  

Thought you might find the info in the article useful in your search for a 10 speed wheel.

[Paul Richardson]

thanks for sharing that helpful article.

paul

takoma park, md.

[David Person]

I want to correct a typo in my original post:  "Turns out their 11 speed mtb hubs (XT, Deore) have the standard 9 speed cassette body and their 11 road hubs (Dura-ace,  Ultegra, 105) use a different cassette body that requires a spacer if you intend to mount a 9 speed cassette."

Hope that gaffe didn't cause too much confusion.