12-01-2018, 08:43 PM
If your hybrid has rim brakes I guarantee you've 100mm front spacing and 135mm rear spacing... that rear spacing has been the same for hybrids since the 90s and was the same for rim brake MTBs too. Same thing if you've got quick release disc brakes. You can check the trek site's spec sheet and it'll probably tell you for sure. With the advent of thru-axle frames things are all over the place now. The number of speeds on your cassette don't really affect hub design, 8/9/10 speed cassettes all fit in the same space, the sprockets are just thinner as the number of speeds increase.
From a cost perspective a new wheelset is cheaper bought whole from a shop rather than ordering parts. For a winter bike I'd look for a used one TBH. If you can scrounge up used hubs and spokes you might come out ahead, especially if you can find a shop that will order you generic rims that are only 30 or 40$ a piece. I know you can probably find some hubs at recycle cycles but used stainless spokes will depend on what rim and hub combination you choose... they have the most spokes for building 26" wheels since they've been more common on older bikes. Most shimano and generic hubs are oh similar dimensions but rims can be a bit different depending on the profile of the rim... there are spoke length calculators online that will take your measurements of the parts you choose and spit out some numbers.
I would suggest buying and reading Roger Musson's wheelbuilding book if you are serious about building a set. If you don't want to buy it you can go to recycle cycles and build your wheel there, they have a printed copy of the book and it's a quieter time of the year so you can probably do a build on a saturday without too much distraction. I learned how to do it from that book and have built dozens of wheels... I just did one today for my road bike.
From a cost perspective a new wheelset is cheaper bought whole from a shop rather than ordering parts. For a winter bike I'd look for a used one TBH. If you can scrounge up used hubs and spokes you might come out ahead, especially if you can find a shop that will order you generic rims that are only 30 or 40$ a piece. I know you can probably find some hubs at recycle cycles but used stainless spokes will depend on what rim and hub combination you choose... they have the most spokes for building 26" wheels since they've been more common on older bikes. Most shimano and generic hubs are oh similar dimensions but rims can be a bit different depending on the profile of the rim... there are spoke length calculators online that will take your measurements of the parts you choose and spit out some numbers.
I would suggest buying and reading Roger Musson's wheelbuilding book if you are serious about building a set. If you don't want to buy it you can go to recycle cycles and build your wheel there, they have a printed copy of the book and it's a quieter time of the year so you can probably do a build on a saturday without too much distraction. I learned how to do it from that book and have built dozens of wheels... I just did one today for my road bike.