Fat Bike Wheel

[gucu]

Hopefully someone can help. I bought a lovely fat bike the other day and it is amazing fun but going up hills is a drag and so I also acquired 1500 watts of power. Unfortunately I didn't do my research! So the fat bike has a 32 spoke wheel and the fat bike has a 36 spoke wheel. I have done some searches but I am not finding many fat bike wheels with 36 spoke holes.
1. Does anybody know of a possible supplier please? 26" wheel with 3.5" rim.
2. Is it possible to blank in the holes on the electric wheel and then re-cut 32 spoke holes in it?
3. Any other suggestions?
Thanks
Rich

 

[peter.c]

I have two new unused fat rims [no spokes or hub] 26x4 32 holes I imported from Germany if it helps

 

[RobF]

I wonder if it would be possible to lace a 36 hole hub to a 32 hole rim, leaving four holes in the hub without a spoke.

The spoke pattern might look odd, but my initial thought is it could be made to work.

 

[Woosh]

I wonder if it would be possible to lace a 36 hole hub to a 32 hole rim, leaving four holes in the hub without a spoke.

it's like having 4 broken spokes in your wheel.
If the nipples are rusted then you can carry on. If the nipples are in good condition, they will loosen leading to catastrophic failure.

 

[wheeliepete]

You need a Weinmann DHL80 36H rim, but not sure who stocks them these days. Ruff Cycles may have something. Otherwise you need a 32H motor.

 

[gucu]

Thanks I'll look at the Weinmann.

 

[wheeliepete]

Here you go

Rim 26" 80mm Alloy Silver

Ideal to let your dog make artistic jumps and sometimes people even use it to build wheels for their bikes. These double walled 26" rims with 80mm width are the finest quality you can find. The matte silver finish is ideal to colour them in any new ...

store.ruff-cycles.com

 

[gucu]

Thanks for finding that for me, they seem to be non-existent!
Rich