Spoked wheel

[pjk]

Can any of you point me in the direction of a European spoked wheel manufacturer? I have a project where I will need 26" spoked wheels with 20mm bearing hubs. I can find Chinese manufacturers, but the 45-60 day delivery is unappealing.

 

[Ashley Burton]

Build your own?

Straight laced wheels aren't that common as they aren't as strong when constructed compared with cross laced ones

 

[Kram]

Quite a few here www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=26%20wheel%2020mm%20hub&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=1

 

[Scruffywelder]

Talk to your local bike shop? 26" with a 20 x 100mm bolt through front axle was common on mountain bikes about 10 - 15 years ago. Will be a disc braked hub.

 

[toddy]

Talk to your local bike shop? 26" with a 20 x 100mm bolt through front axle was common on mountain bikes about 10 - 15 years ago. Will be a disc braked hub.

It is quite common still

 

[winchman]

You would start with Mach1 in Annecy France as they make most of the building equipment
http://www.mach1.fr
Or
https://www.hollandmechanics.com

In the UK This company used to subcontract manufacture lots of wheels I assume they still do.
Wilkinson Wheel Co Ltd ( they have no website as I suspect they don't need one)
Impex House, Barton St, West Bromwich B70 8AJ
0121 580 0401

 

[graffian]

Isn't that what a 20mm Maxle is?
Would have thought they were pretty common.

 

[pjk]

Thanks for the replies guys.
Bicycle wheels don't work- they are too lightweight. I need wheels that can carry a 125kg load. This will be for a heavy duty cart application. I also need the hub to have sealed bearings. The cart axle will be a straight 20mm rod.
I can get the exact wheels that I need for around $17/each from China, but the exceedingly long delivery (45-60 days) is too long- especially if there happens to be any quality issues in the order and the wheels are not usable- then I have to wait another 45-60. I was hoping to find some not too expensive wheels somewhere in Europe- Poland? Belarus? some other eastern European country?

 

[Ashley Burton]

Good luck with your search

 

[Scruffywelder]

125kg per wheel or total?

 

[pjk]

125kg per wheel or total?

Per wheel- 250 kg total.

 

[pjk]

Good luck with your search

I may just need to figure out how to work with the Chinese...

 

[toddy]

Thanks for the replies guys.
Bicycle wheels don't work- they are too lightweight. I need wheels that can carry a 125kg load. This will be for a heavy duty cart application. I also need the hub to have sealed bearings. The cart axle will be a straight 20mm rod.
I can get the exact wheels that I need for around $17/each from China, but the exceedingly long delivery (45-60 days) is too long- especially if there happens to be any quality issues in the order and the wheels are not usable- then I have to wait another 45-60. I was hoping to find some not too expensive wheels somewhere in Europe- Poland? Belarus? some other eastern European country?

a 20mm bike wheel will take 125kg with ease
my current ones would take over double that, but they are hope wheels, and they will accept a 20mm dia solid bar, as the axle on a 20mm hub is a through hub so axle is part of the forks.

but for good ones it would be over £100 each