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Update: Things have been moving along flawlessly until I made the decision to change out the Trek 8.6 DS "IsoZone" rear shock assembly. This consists of 2 posts which are threaded into the rear triangle member and through which they articulate with the center post. Over these 2 posts are two...

So, an update: I completed the wheel rebuild of this conversion after blowing a spoke on the rear Bontrager stock rim by replacing both front and rear rims with the Sun Ringle Rhyno Lyte rims built with DT Competition double butted spokes to Shimano Deore hubs. At the time of the rebuild...

MLB: Those are RunRingle Rhyno Lyte rims which are built with DT Competition double butted spokes to Shimano Deore hubs, FWIW.

So here is the rear wheel re-build... The front will be complete next week. Cheers! David

All I can say is "wow". The scene is constantly changing....

Also, the stock Bontrager rims (AT 650 Disk) are on the lower end of the low end, so I think for safety purposes, it's smart to just swap them out. I'm going with just the rear for now, but will have Universal Cycles build the front in a week or two also. As a side note, I definitely have...

So I visited a couple of LBS here in Portland over the past 2 days. I went to a Trek store and they wanted $80 per wheel for the build; went to another and they tried to sell me a pair of SunRingle 32 hole that were gathering dust that had the Shimano Deore 525A hubs. Luckily my phone had some...

I know I don't have to but I'm kinda a nut about uniformity for some reason - it's probably my ADD talking there. I'll look at the cross pattern issue. ...and will do... David

Thanks Ravi, JoePah, & Ann. Amazing how a broken spoke changes everything. So, here's what I'm contemplating: Sun Rhyno Lite x 2 Shimano Deore M525A 36h Rear Hub Shimano Deore M525A 36h Front Hub Sapim Double Butted Spokes (Spoke length calculator suggests rear 293L/292R; front 292L/293R)...

Those look perfect - they're 27.5-622. Yes the existing rims/hubs are 32h, so...maybe I just look for a set. Thanks! David

Thanks Ravi. What I've been able to determine is that I need something along the line of 20-622 to 28-622 in terms of size. I was looking the FR30 and am having trouble finding the size anywhere. Also would like black color. The Supra rim also looks like an option. However, what I seem to...

Thanks JoePah. Yes, I am thinking about doing it myself. Do you have any recommendations out a specific Alexrim?

Thanks Ann. Any suggestions on where to purchase? NB The Schwalbe Energizer Plus tires come with their own embedded liner. As I state, I was surprised to find the inner tube puncture to be on the inner diameter - I think this somehow means that perhaps the rogue spoke possibly punctured the...

Any specific recommendation?

Greetings. I have completed an E-bike conversion of a Trek 8.6 DS with a Bafang BBS01 with a 52V 11.5 amp SharkPack - both from LunaCycle. Overall I am very happy with the conversion and I am continuously in process with tweaking the build. However, I continue to be made aware that the...