I have a Currie electro-drive kit on a MTB (the motor drives the wheel through a collar which attaches to the spokes of the back wheel). For 18 months it ran fine but then a spoke broke and the wheel eventually died (I did run on it for quite a while). My local bike shop sold me a new wheel but now 2 weeks later it has buckled.
My question is - are there different grades of wheel (I am guessing yes - my new wheel seemed lighter and shinier than the old one - maybe al or an alloy? - it cost about £40) and whether anyone can suggest a particularly strong wheel which would survive the forces better.
The wheel must be the right spoke pattern (I think its defined by each spoke crossing 3 others on the journey to the rim)
Any advice would be wheely appreciated.
My question is - are there different grades of wheel (I am guessing yes - my new wheel seemed lighter and shinier than the old one - maybe al or an alloy? - it cost about £40) and whether anyone can suggest a particularly strong wheel which would survive the forces better.
The wheel must be the right spoke pattern (I think its defined by each spoke crossing 3 others on the journey to the rim)
Any advice would be wheely appreciated.
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