List Price: $249.95
Sale Price: $121.88
Today's Bonus: 51% Off
I bought two sets of these because I wanted to set up my cruizers with a few speeds. I was first looking at the Weinmann AS7X 26" Shimano Nexus 3-Speed Alloy Wheel Set with Shifter/Cable for $134. When I was ready to order them Amazon said they were out of stock and maybe not carrying them anymore. I found these and decided to order them. All in all the rims were very nice, they were true and made of heavy gauged aluminium. I knew that they didn't come with the shifter cables so I ordered two sets of them. My problem was that they don't come with a chain sprocket, or the shift pin for the hub. They were shipped in big cardboard boxes, but the hub stems had broken through on all four boxes exposing them. If they did have pins, they're sitting on the floor of a Fed Ex truck now. After buying two chain sprockets for $10 each, and two hub pins for $6 each and the shifter cables with the grip shifts for $12 I would have been better off getting the other ones for $134 complete. They are now offered again, Thanks Amazon....
If you decide to go with these rims make sure you are aware that they do not come complete and you'll have to order a few more things in order to get them working right. Maybe the seller could tell you this in the description so you don't have to wait another week for the other parts or wasting gas going to the local bike shop to get them there. The pins that Shimano has comes in two sizes, 168 MM and 198 MM. This hub takes the shorter pin, 168 MM. I hope this helps you out as far as selecting a rim for your particular set up. Again I want to say that my low rating is not for the rims which were absolutely fine, just the lack of the seller's description of what you're actually getting and NOT getting.
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