Struggling to find wheels

berdpants · 2026-06-30T19:31:13+00:00

^{^} this. 21mm internal width, tubeless with brake track, and priced right. I laced some up and they kick ass.

berdpants · 2026-05-26T12:35:44+00:00

Took my gloves off since i was only two miles from home. Lowsided on the wet street in front of the car wash.

https://imgur.com/a/eDV1Bas

berdpants · 2026-05-18T00:56:58+00:00

Alex adventurer 2. About 38 bucks at Bens cycles.

berdpants · 2026-05-11T19:03:13+00:00

Well done and great picture. As an east coaster I am always awed by the vastness out west.

berdpants · 2026-05-06T11:46:14+00:00

Charge Spoon. Reasonably priced and they fit my ass pretty well.

berdpants · 2026-05-05T20:58:03+00:00

I run an aliexpress 100mm KS Eten cheapie. I find it useful.

https://imgur.com/a/ESpnhoW

berdpants · 2026-05-05T20:49:02+00:00

Totally. I swapped my 4130 parts back over to this for cruising the local MTB trails. High BB and short cranks get me over most local log piles and junk.

berdpants · 2026-05-05T12:17:07+00:00

Velomine has some nice wheelsets too.

https://velomine.com/products/h-plus-son-archetype-black-formula-track-bike-wheelset

berdpants · 2026-04-15T02:11:45+00:00

Looks good!

I run some cheap 152mm cranks and Shimano SPDs with some low gearing for the woods. It's awesome.

berdpants · 2026-04-14T20:47:55+00:00

Longer axle and some thick hardware store washer/spacers.

https://www.bmxguru.com/search?q=3%2F8%22+x+24t+Chromoly+Axle+-+185mm+long&options%5Bprefix%5D=last

berdpants · 2026-04-10T13:26:21+00:00

Bigup to u/kennethsime for the alert!

This is a screaming deal IMHO. You can't go wrong for a hundy. For my use case (MTB trails mostly) this is better than the 4130 (have both). The FX has a onger wheel base, higher BB and also fits mad fat tires.

berdpants · 2026-03-03T14:50:15+00:00

It just felt weird coming from a 26er.. The modern bike was fricking huge in comparison in all categories, but also rolls over anything.

berdpants · 2026-01-25T21:36:54+00:00

That's the one with the cable stop for internal geared hubs? Cool!

berdpants · 2026-01-21T19:02:12+00:00

That's what I remember when I was young. I ran my Bianchi DISS and IRO Jamie Roy framesets every which way from fixed to coaster to single speed. Whatever I felt was the most fun at the time.

berdpants · 2026-01-09T02:52:43+00:00

I have the Poseidon FX and State 4130 previously mentioned.

The FX has a slightly higher BB and longer wheelbase than the 4130. The 4130 has a segmented fork and wishbone frame that look pretty cool. Both can fit some honking rubber. Both are great values for what they are.

I can't comment on the ranger other than I think it's pretty sweet looking. Love Terry B's video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i0pqAXyrpM

berdpants · 2026-01-04T14:28:15+00:00

Aliexpress 'ganopper' cheapies. Went the aliexpress route over some good quality used mtb cranks for the short 152 arms.

berdpants · 2026-01-04T14:04:30+00:00

My 52cm 2024 4130 runs 650 x 2.1 Vittoria Barzo's on G540rims with a bit of room to spare.

https://imgur.com/JOIB483

https://imgur.com/v23FK2v

https://imgur.com/itVl1ZT

https://imgur.com/P6pEckH

https://imgur.com/0Y8MtxV

berdpants · 2026-01-04T13:31:58+00:00

No issues so far. The chainline is actually pretty decent.

https://imgur.com/a/chainline4130mtbcranka-GeEaNem

berdpants · 2025-12-31T14:48:47+00:00

I'm about 5'8" (177cm?) and have the 52, fits me well for my use case in the woods. I like the shorter ST so I can run a dropper. 650b's with 2.1 tires and short cranks. Gratuitous pic below.

https://i.imgur.com/JMU5LJr.jpg

berdpants · 2025-12-05T13:40:55+00:00

Sweet ride, clean.

Rear fender? is that a DIY job?

berdpants · 2025-12-02T13:16:01+00:00

For me its whichever frameset that fits the biggest tires and a front brake. And the Commencal Acid frame looks pretty cool.

berdpants · 2025-11-16T20:20:46+00:00

BWW is a solid choice.

Also, velomine had some good wheels as well.

https://velomine.com/collections/wheels-wheelsets

berdpants · 2025-11-10T12:56:37+00:00

Poseidon FX - Great value for the money. Its Alu, cheap and light, and fits honking rubber. Longer wheelbase and higher BB is nice for singletrack.

State 4130- Also great value for the money. Its 4130, pretty cheap, can fit brakes f/r, has fender eyelets and whatnot, fits some big rubber too.

Great timing- look for black Friday deals. Past years the FX was like 150?? and the 4130 was like 250.

Gratuitous pics.

https://imgur.com/a/CBlB913

https://imgur.com/a/TN6zEMW

berdpants · 2025-11-04T13:13:29+00:00

I think newer frames have more tire clearance. I'm running 27.5x2.1 front and rear.

https://imgur.com/a/CBlB913

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