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St Johns Cycles Wheels

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The Solo Socialist:
Has anyone experience of their fixed/fixed hubs and wheel builds ?

trumpet:
No experience of their fixed hubs. Never had any issues with the quality of their wheelbuilds - Stayed true and well tensioned.

rogerzilla:
They used to have a thing for plain gauge spokes, which I would never use unless I needed a weird length where butted spokes aren't available from DT or Sapim.  I don't believe you can build and sell a rear fixie wheel for £60 with butted spokes; the parts alone are about £60 if you shop around.  My last one (basic good quality stuff: System EX hub, Sapim Race, Ryde Chrina 32h) cost almost exactly that but I built it.

The only review is very poor.

I've never ridden anyone else's wheels that stayed perfectly true except a pair from Merlin (also very cheap).  Hewitt, Thorn, DT...none of them were perfect.

The Solo Socialist:
An update, I went ahead and purchased a wheelset in August. However mid January Rear Wheel Bearings failed, possibly due to my incorrect chain tensioning? However last week in January the Front Wheel Bearings have failed. When I replaced these at w/end it now seems some of the spokes are loose on the front wheel....
Not the best of starts ?????
I weigh 72 kg and have ridden some 3000 kms.

Ian H:
For clarity, is this St John Street Cycles?

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