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Model Citizen
Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Voodoo Lounge
Posts: 19,484
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Send us some Pix. Take a decent picture of the wheel on the bike, maybe a couple of close ups, one of the hub so we can see how it mounts to the dropouts, (nuts or a skewer) Take a shot from the back of bike, close up of the gear cluster, then, take the wheel off, remove the tire and measure the cross section of the rim. Armed with good information, there are plenty of riders on this forum who can guide you to exactly what you need, with a painless replacement process. Remember, if you don't replace it with something pretty close to what you have now, you could be worse off than just letting the bike shop sell you a new part. However, this is not rocket science, even though there are many options, bike parts are still fairly standard, at least when comparing apples to apples.
BTW, expect about anywhere from 60 to 100 bucks or so to have the shop re-lace a new rim onto your existing hub. . . . did they quote you a price or did they just want to sell you a whole new wheel. Shop around locally - you might find a price you like!
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