Alex X101 36H Shimano Altus Cassette 8S QR 700C Silver/Silver Wheel Rear

by Alex

Product Features

• 700C X 36H
• Silver/Silver Wheel Rear

Product Description

Rim: Alex, 25mm Rim Width, Singlewall, Pinned, Silver Hub: Shimano Altus 8/9sp Cassette QR Silver Spokes: Ucp

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 15 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000C190DA
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,591 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wide wheel with holes for Presta valve., May 2, 2011

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L. Bradley (Olympia WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alex X101 36H Shimano Altus Cassette 8S QR 700C Silver/Silver Wheel Rear (Misc.)

I got this wheel to replace a 24h wheel on my Jamis Coda. Note this wheel is set up to take inner tubes with Presta valves, which the pages doesn't say. This wheel was much wider than the wheel I was replacing - it fit my 37 width tires nicely, but I would warn against trying to use them with a thin tire, I just don't see it working.

This wheel felt very solid out on the road, but I can't vouch for it long term since I just installed it today.

edit 7-2-11: I see somebody asked about the hub in a comment. The hub is something called a "shimano parallax S8" which I can't find info on. The hub spacing I don't know...It fit the same as my last wheels anyway, my bet would be its 130mm, but ask Jamis what Codas have. The internal width of the wheels is 20mm, which safely fits my 32 width tires but no thinner. The rims were sold on the page I think as Alex but were actually labelled XLC. I've trued once since purchase, (expected) but they seem pretty solid now.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for the price., August 7, 2011

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Mud - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Alex X101 36H Shimano Altus Cassette 8S QR 700C Silver/Silver Wheel Rear (Misc.)

PROS: I got this wheel to replace my Alex R500 rear wheel on my Motobecame CX Phantom after my axle got bent somehow. This wheel has a slightly less beefy rim (although wider), but the whole hub assembly is monstrous compared to my original wheel. I don't think anything I can do will bend this axle. highly recommend.
CONS: Putting on my old gear cassette gave me a few issues, since at first it didn't fit. It ended up with a really tight fit, so have patience when installing.