Topic: Front wheels

[Nitrowing]

ebay number 330257254459 12" front wheels (unfortunately plus a matching rear) for £5 + p&p

[ogb]

front wheels are mostly 80mm width (fork opening) and rear wheels 100mm

[blabblub]

Yeah I had to do the same I managed to get my blood pressure up to about 250 PSI

I was seeing stars ( I dont mean George Clooney n Sienna Miller either ) by the time I got the wheel in to position

[blabblub]

Silly me !!! 

[Karl]

guys, what wheels are you using ?

The last two steel wheel conversions I did was with wheels from Halfords, and they just bolted straight on with no problems whatsoever   

Mind you, the last one was metallic pink.... , so perhaps not so perfect after all 

[blabblub]

tried halfords

I left not sure they had ever seen a bike before

[Karl]

I have to say, my local Halfords have been really great. They tend to sell me the steel front wheels from kiddies bike that they have raided for spares.

On a different note, I purchased two of the steel wheels from the ebay seller mentioned earlier and they are okay  .

[Mole]

Hi

I bought a Steel wheel of Ebay. It was off some other Electric Bike.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140250327488&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT&refitem=140244945191&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=StoreCatToStoreCat&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget&_trksid=p284.m183&_trkparms=algo%3DDR%26its%3DS%252BI%252BSS%26itu%3DISS%252BUCI%252BSI%26otn%3D4

Have to say its good, buy as above the front forks needed bending.

Looks good, and I somehow feel more comftible knowing im not gonna brake onto a plastic rim 

[c5martin]

Yes I had to investigate the front wheel!
The seller says that this item is a brand new aluminium front wheel not steel.
That's what made me buy it.
Looks cool too.

[Karl]

..... I purchased two of the steel wheels from the ebay seller mentioned earlier and they are okay  .

I fitted one of these "Ebay" wheels to Martin's C5 - and had the same problems you guys experienced. Got round it by removing the locking nuts and using some washers. Works well , but not as trouble free to fit as the Halfords wheel.

   

[Nitrowing]

Aluminium always dissipates heat better than steel - that's why it's used as heatsink material.

[Nitrowing]

It's pretty irrelevant as most of the weight is over the back wheels! I've sourced a cable operated brake caliper and am looking at mounting a disc on the rear axle.

[Karl]

It's pretty irrelevant as most of the weight is over the back wheels! I've sourced a cable operated brake caliper and am looking at mounting a disc on the rear axle.

You're right about the brakes being quite poor.

Check out filcools conversion ;

http://c5alive.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=172.0

He's done a superb job on that rear brake