I view this as two different issues:
1) you have the oversized CR-18 rims and find they aren't usuable
2) you want to try an internal hub because you think it might like it
better.
I set my wife's Bleriot up with the exact wheels you described. I had a hard
time changing tires in my shop so there is no way she would be able to change
them on the side of the road. I decided to replace these wheels with the
Weinmann ZAC-19 rims. I got lucky and found someone selling a complete set of
wheels with Deore hubs. The hubs were a step down from the Deore LX but still
good, I will eventually build up her Deore LX hubs with some Velocity rims for
a set of bomb proof touring wheels.
The LX level hub and is what my bike shop recomended for touring wheels. At
your wait for a touring bike you want 36 hole hubs. For an all purpose bike
you might use a 36 hole rear and 32 hole front.
I have no experience with the internally geared hubs. I don't know how easy it
is to swap between a derailleur set up and an internal hub set up. And you
don't want to eat the cost of rebuilding the current wheel if you are going to
change systems.
Good Luck.
Larry Powers
"just when you think that you've been gyped the bearded lady comes and does a
double back flip" - John Hiatt > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:57:30 -0800>
Subject: [RBW] Seeking advice on 650b wheel replacement and internally geared
hubs> From: mock...@gmail.com> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > I
bought a used Bleriot some time ago that came with wheels made with> Sunrim
CR-18 rims and they're unquestionably from the oversized> batch. I knew about
the oversized rims before I purchased the bike> and decided the bike was well
worth the price even if I had to replace> the wheelset. The wheels have been
great aside from how unbearably> difficult it is to fix a flat.. so far I've
simply worked through the> problem with brute force. However, yesterday I spent
over half an> hour trying to just get the tire off the rear wheel and snapped a
tire> lever in the process. I gave up and decided it was time to get a non->
faulty set of wheels... it's hard enough to fix a punctured tube at> home with
these rims; I'd hate to have to do this on the side of the> road (which I've
been spared, so far).> > I know very little about wheels so I'm fishing for
advice from those> more knowledgeable. The existing wheels are 36-spoke with
Shimano> Deore LX hubs; there's a 7-speed Hyperglide cassette on the rear. I'm>
a big fellow (6ft, 220+ lbs) so I need something that's going to be> strong
enough for my daily commuting and light touring.> > I'm thinking about buying a
built wheelset from Rivendell. A set of> wheels built with LX hubs is about
half the price of a set of wheels> with Phil "Rivy" hubs (w/ freewheel). I
don't understand what you> gain by using the higher quality hubs, I'm sure a
difference exists> but I don't know what that is. Is it worth the extra money
and why?> > Alternatively, I'm kicking around the idea of building a rear
wheel> around an Alfine internally geared hub; I've always liked the idea of>
an internally geared hub for my kind of riding and it seems alot of> folks
swear by them for everyday riding. If I want to go this route> now would be a
good time since I need to replace the wheels anyway. I> know that a few folks
on this list have rivendells with this kind of> setup (having searched through
the old postings), I'm curious to know> how those people feel about their
shifting setups now that they've> used them for months or years since last
posting.> > Any input is appreciated, thank you!> >
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