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Wheels and Wheel Parts from Harris Cyclery

We are a small shop, and can't always stock all of these items,
but when we don't have them in stock,
we can get them reasonably promptly.

We ship hard-to-find parts, tools and accessories all over the world

Axles Bearings/Cones Hubs Pumps Rims Rim Tapes
Skewers Spokes Tires Tools Wheel Sets Wheelbuilding
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Special Purchase Wheel Sets:

Fixed-Gear Generator Mountainbike Road / Touring
700c
   650B   27 inch
Singlespeed Internal Gear
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Wheelbuilding   

Wheels hand-built by Harris Cyclery

We build custom wheels, with care and attention to detail. Standard charges:
DT certified wheelbuilder

Wheelbuilding labor charge  buy button

We will re-use your old hubs if you wish, but will not use used spokes nor rims.

If you bring in existing wheels to be rebuilt, add $10 per wheel for cutting the old spokes, cleaning and prepping your hub.

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Rim Tapes

Rox SuperDutE 16 mm (RT1104) $11.95 Pair buy button

The Rox SuperDutE Rim Tape is made of heavy-duty fabric.

Puncture-resistant nylon, adhesive-backed

Heavy-duty fabric

Rox ultralight rim strip 17 mm (RT1100) $14.95 Pair buy button

The Rox Ultralight Rim Tape is made of puncture-resistant nylon and is adhesive-backed.

Velocity Rim Plug for 9 mm holes (sold bag 72) (RS1001) $22.95 buy button

Rim Plugs fit most 8-8.5 mm double wall rims. Saves weight over tape, reuseable and doesn't hold water.

Bag of 72. Enough for a pair of wheels.

Velox cloth, made in France $3.95 each buy button

The standard of the industry.

More Rim tapes from the QBP Special Order Catalogue

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Tubes

See the Tires pages

Tubes from the QBP Special Order Catalogue

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Spokes

Brand/ModelPriceType/GaugeApplication Notes
DT Competition$1.00 buy button Double Butted
2.0/1.8/2.0 (14/15/14)
The Double-Butted DT Competition is a great all-around spoke. These Swiss-made stainless steel spokes have three thicknesses:
  • 2.0 (14 gauge) mm at the ends.
  • 1.8 mm (15 gauge) in the middle.
Not only does this save weight, but the thinner middle section gives the spoke, and the wheel, greater elasticity for increased durability.
DT Alpine IIIN/A Triple Butted
2.34/1.8/2.0 (13/15/14)
The DT Alpine IIIs are no longer readily available. They only come in black and a limited number of lengths (for 26" MTB wheel sizes). Therefore, we no longer offer the Alpine III spokes.
FiberFix Emergency Repair Spoke$11.95 buy button Kevlar Cord
Universal Size
This wonderful product can save your tour! Replace a broken spoke with a Kevlar cord and get back on the road! You don't need to remove the cassette or brake to install one of these. They're even re-usable! Emergency spoke wrench included.
Custom Lengths$2.00 buy button Straight Gauge
2.0 (14)
Custom cut/threaded any length under 300 mm. We use a high-precision Phil Wood spoke cutting/threading machine.

Other Gauges and Colors

The spokes listed above are generally kept in stock in natural silver color. You can order them in any quantity you desire.

We stock an unusually wide range of sizes of spokes, but that means that we can't also stock unusual colors or gauges that we don't recommend.

We will special order other types of spokes for you, but they are only sold in the package quantites our distributor handles:

Spokes from the Quality Bicycle Products Special Order Catalogue

Length Calculations

We provide a downloadable spoke calculator on our Website, but results are not guaranteed.

If you wish, you may order spokes and have us do the calculation for you. We'll need to know the rim size and model, the hub make and model, and number of spokes.

NOTE: Spokes are not returnable under any circumstances, sorry, even if we do the calculation and get it wrong.

Nipples

Standard 12 mm nickel-plated brass nipples are included in the spoke prices listed above.

For light-weight applications, aluminum nipples are also available, at an extra charge of $.18 for the natural silver color.

Some rims require longer (16 mm) nipples. Add $.10 for nickel/brass, or $.20 for aluminum.

Note, aluminum nipples should only be used with rims that have ferrules (eyelets.)

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See our separate page on Rims

See our separate pages on Hubs

See our separate pages on Tires

Axles Bearings/Cones Hubs Pumps Rims Rim Tapes
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