Alex Rim Replacement

[John Everett]

My touring bike (Fuji) was in a trailer that got into a traffic
accident. The rear wheel was tacoed. I tried ordering a replacement
Alex DA16 rim from my LBS, a Fuji dealer. They tell me while some Alex
rims are imported into the US, they can't find a distributor who can
get a DA16. So my questions are:

1) Does anyone know where I can get a replacement 36 hole DA16?

2) If totally unavailable, what would be a reasonable replacement? If
possible I'd like to keep the same (or close) ERD so I can just swap
rims on the old spokes.


jeverett3<AT>earthlink<DOT>net http://home.earthlink.net/~jeverett3

[Kenny Lee]

Post by John Everett
My touring bike (Fuji) was in a trailer that got into a traffic
accident. The rear wheel was tacoed. I tried ordering a replacement
Alex DA16 rim from my LBS, a Fuji dealer. They tell me while some Alex
rims are imported into the US, they can't find a distributor who can
1) Does anyone know where I can get a replacement 36 hole DA16?
2) If totally unavailable, what would be a reasonable replacement? If
possible I'd like to keep the same (or close) ERD so I can just swap
rims on the old spokes.
jeverett3<AT>earthlink<DOT>net http://home.earthlink.net/~jeverett3

John,

Alex Rims are good value for money but they are sometimes a little hard
to find. I once had an Alex R400 32H front wheel on my race bike. It was
a great wheel until I accidentally got it wedged in a roadside water
drainage grating. That rim got permanently bent out of true. I ordered a
replacement from the same local mail-order LBS. I waited 2 months before
getting my new R400. And get this, I live about 35 miles from the Alex
Rims factory. I figure they're probably going full blast filling
Christmas OEM orders and can't be bothered with inky-dink purchasers. I
know for sure that if you email asking them about who retails their
products in the USA that they will reply with pertinent info.

My suggestion is if you don't won't to wait is to get the Mavic T519.
It's a solid tourer rim and I think readily available. I use them on my
tour bike. Sturdy and no complaints and they don't cost an arm and a
leg. Check out Nashbar. Sometimes they have them on sale.

Kenny Lee

[Douglas Landau]

I picked up a few Alex rims recently, black annodized, 36H IIRC,
but I think they're X-101s not DA16s

Could part with one if you need...

dkl

Post by John Everett
My touring bike (Fuji) was in a trailer that got into a traffic
accident. The rear wheel was tacoed. I tried ordering a replacement
Alex DA16 rim from my LBS, a Fuji dealer. They tell me while some Alex
rims are imported into the US, they can't find a distributor who can
1) Does anyone know where I can get a replacement 36 hole DA16?
2) If totally unavailable, what would be a reasonable replacement? If
possible I'd like to keep the same (or close) ERD so I can just swap
rims on the old spokes.
jeverett3<AT>earthlink<DOT>net http://home.earthlink.net/~jeverett3

[Wasatch5k]

Post by John Everett
1) Does anyone know where I can get a replacement 36 hole DA16?

Try this:

http://bikepartsusa.com/product_info.phtml?p=01-124246&large=1

and here:

http://www.hpvsupply.com/rims.html

This one does not specify spoke count, I think they only come in 36 though:

http://unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=622

Hope this helps,

nate

[John Everett]

Post by Wasatch5k

Post by John Everett
1) Does anyone know where I can get a replacement 36 hole DA16?

http://bikepartsusa.com/product_info.phtml?p=01-124246&large=1
http://www.hpvsupply.com/rims.html
http://unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=622
Hope this helps,

Good tips, but perhaps I should have mentioned that I'm looking for
700c rims. Above sites only list 26" DA16s. Sigh!


jeverett3<AT>earthlink<DOT>net http://home.earthlink.net/~jeverett3

[daveornee]

<SNIP>
Good tips, but perhaps I should have mentioned that I'm looking for
700c rims. Above sites only list 26" DA16s. Sigh!


jeverett3<AT>earthlink<DOT>net http://home.earthlink.net/~jeverett3

Your challenge is Alex stopped making the DA16s in 700C. There may b
some out there, but my searches didn't show any. Alex RPD15 looks lik
it might fit your application, but since I don't know ERDs involved... i
might not use same spoke lengths:
http://alexrims.com/rims/r_rpd15.htm
Alex uses a "wear line indicator" to meet the German law and show whe
the sidewall is worn to the point of needing replacement. Alex pin
their rim joints.

There are some total wheels with Mavic T519s on Deore hubs floatin
around in the bargain basement of major on-line sellers. You might b
able to pick up one of those at such a reasonable price your search ma
be over. Mavic T519 is a very sturdy eyelet/socketed rim that predate
the German requirement for wear indicators. T520 was it's replacemen
and then A719. I have used them all and don't see any functiona
differences. T510 & A719 both have internal wear indicators... whil
T519 doesn't. All these Mavic's have welded seams and machined brak
tracks

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daveornee