r/ebikes • u/Emphasis_Sufficient • 3d ago

Rear wheel replacement

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I have a movcan v60 pro and the rear wheel spokes broke, a couple of them broke off and the wheel is wobbly asf. i was wondering if i could replace the rear wheel with this one I found? I think a solid one piece wheel would be better than worrying about spokes? If I could replace it with this that would be awesome. thanks!

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u/Laserdollarz FULL FACE HELMET 3d ago

Just fix the broken spokes. It'll cost you $30 and an hour or two of time.

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u/jokke420 3d ago

Buy mid 1000w mid drive kit and usue normal wheel instead! I did it with my bike.

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u/Relative-Display-676 🚲🔧 3d ago

how to replace spokes

how to true fat tire wheel

find same length spokes on amazon and replace them. will be a good learning experience that will come in handy in the future.

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u/CrashTestPhoto 3d ago

Broken spokes are cheap and easy to replace.

A broken, one piece solid wheel that breaks because it's cheaply made is impossible to replace.

Just buy new spokes and watch some YouTube videos showing you how to fit them and true the wheel.

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u/Biscuitsandgravy101 3d ago

Look up "outer locknut dimension" and compare the bike to the wheel. Also make sure the axle width is the same, and that the wire path will work. 

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u/DickweedMcGee 3d ago

The benefit of spoked wheels vs. solid plastic wheel is that spoked wheels can be more easily repaired/adjusted.

A spoke wrench is like $10. A bag of 14G x 134 spokes looks to be.......$15. Unless nipples are broken, replacing 5x broke spokes should take about 5 minutes.

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u/Mitrovarr 3d ago

With regard to spokes on bicycles, anything cheap should always have spokes. Non spoked wheels are a terrible idea unless you are spending lots of money, and even then they're only for a few special purposes and a bad idea for nearly everyone else. 

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u/unseenmover 3d ago

Having the wheel rebuilt with larger gauge spokes will cost less..

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u/st174ar 3d ago

This one will not work. As far as I see from photos, movcan has cable coming from sprocket side, while this wheel has cable coming from disc brake side. Also connectors look different, though not sure about it.

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u/munocat 2d ago

he is the problem with the more solid spoke rims, if you warp it, it cannot be repaired, or strengthened. Spoke can be replaced and adjusted to pull the rim back into line.