Andy's 27.5+ Rear Wheel Repair

27.5" Alex Rims Sapim Shimano Tubeless Wheel Repairs

XLR8 Performance Bicycle Wheels Shimano Deore Centrelock on Alexrims MD40 Rear

 

Andy has quite a few sets of wheels from us. He's been really happy with them, so contacted us when he realised that he had ripped the valve out of his 27.5+ e-bike wheel.

 

A natural choice for mid quality alloy rim replacements (for OEM products) are from AleRims. In this case we needed a strong rim with a 40mm internal width. The MD40 is the perfect choice. Certainly not expensive, and the quality is great.

We laced the rim up to his Shimano Deore Centerlock hub with Sapim Leader plain gauge spokes and brass nipples, and used nipple washers to be extra sure that the added torque of the e-bike motor would not accelerate rim fatigue (at the spoke hole).

XLR8 Performance Bicycle Wheels Shimano Deore Centrelock on Alexrims MD40 Angled

 


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