Road Bicycle Wheels built with Sunshine/Sansin/Sanshin hubs

Wheels built with Sunshine/Sansin/Sanshin hubs on this page:

Front wheels: Sansin 5346 36-hole hub/Araya PX-45 rim | Sansin 36-hole hub/Araya SS45m rim | Sansin 5345 36-hole hub/Araya VX-300 rim | Sansin 36-hole hub/Mavic Module E rim | Sansin 5345 32-hole hub/Mavic Open Pro rim | Sansin 36-hole hub/Mavic Open Pro rim | Sunshine Gyromaster 36-hole hub/Alex TA19 rim

Rear wheels made for freewheels: Sansin 5345 36-hole, 130mm hub for freewheel/Araya PX-45 700c rim

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• The Sanshin Matsumoto factory was very busy in the 1970s and 1980s producing a wide range of high-quality hubs for the Japanese bicycle industry. The firm produced excellent hubs for entry-level bikes as well as superb professional quality hubs.
• The firm sold their production under the "Sanshin", "Sansin" and "Sunshine" brands. All three brands are posted on this page.
• Sanshin also made SunTour Superbe hubs for SunTour.

About our wheels:

1. All used wheels that we offer for sale have been overhauled. Some have been re-built with new spokes, bearings, cones, hubs or rims, according to their needs.
2. Quick-release new wheels will be provided with a skewer.
3. All wheels, new or used, have been trued, tensioned, and bearing tension adjusted 
4. Axle bearing tension performed

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Front wheel built with Sansin 5346 36-hole hub/Araya PX-45 700c rim. Used, $55.00/each

• This wheel is built with stainless steel spokes.
• This wheel weighs 950 grams.

Here's a side view of the wheel.

The wheel's Sansin front hub.

Side view of the Sansin hub.

Here's the wheel's Araya PX-45 rim.

Looking in the Araya PX-45 rim at the valve hole

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Front wheel built with Sansin 36-hole hub/Araya SS45m 700c rim. New, $50.00/each

Part# 51270

• This wheel is built with Hoshi stainless steel spokes.
• This wheel weighs 910 grams.

• This is a quality wheelbuild with a mirror spoke assembly.

Side view

Here's the front Sansin hub.

The other side of the hub, showing that it is a sealed system hub.

Side view of the Sansin hub.

The wheel's Araya rim.

This wheel was built in the Winkel Wheel wheelbuilding shop.

Looking in the Araya rim at the valve hole.

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Front wheel built with Sansin 5345 36-hole hub/Araya VX-300 700c rim. Used, $45.00/each

• This wheel is built with Hoshi stainless steel spokes
• This wheel weighs 990 grams.
• Many Araya rims use a concave sidewall to guide the brake pad – it’s not a sign of wear. However, this rim does have some dings.

Here's a side view of the wheel.

Here's the wheel's Sansin hub.

Side view of the Sansin hub.

Here's the wheel's Araya VX-300 rim

We noted in the introductory product description that the rim does have a few dings. Here are a couple.

Looking in the Araya rim at the valve hole

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Front wheel built with Sansin 36-hole hub/Mavic Module E 700c rim. Used, $125.00/each

• This wheel is built cross-four pattern with stainless steel spokes.
• This wheel weighs 900 grams.
• Production of Mavic Module E rims started in 1975. The rims were developed in partnership with Michelin who needed a hook-beaded rim to secure their new high-pressure Elan tires from blowing off the rim.
• Module E rims had another advantage. Because they were only 20mm wide, a rider could switch out his sew-up wheels with Module E (often called "Mod E") wheels without readjusting his brakes. Ths was all new stuff in 1975.

Side view.

Here's the Sansin hub.

The other side of the Sansin hub, showing its sealed system decal.

Side view of the Sansin hub

Here's the wheel's Mavic Module E rim.

Looking in the Mavic Module E rim at the valve hole.

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Front wheel built with Sansin 5345 32-hole hub/Mavic Open Pro 700c rim. Used, $85.00/each

• This wheel is built with 5-Dot 15-gauge stainless steel spokes
• This wheel weighs 820 grams.
• This is a quality wheelbuild with a mirror spoke assembly.

Here's a side view of the wheel.

The wheel's Sansin 32-hole hub.

Here's a side view of the Sansin front hub.

The wheel's Mavic Open Pro rim.

Looking in the Mavic Open Pro rim at the valve hole.

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Front wheel built with Sansin cartridge bearing 36-hole hub/Mavic Open Pro rim. Used, $100.00/each

• This wheel is handbuilt with DT 15/16 double-butted spokes, washers and alloy nipples.
• The wheel weighs 930 grams.
• This wheel comes with a SunTour skewer.

Here's the wheel

Looking down on the wheel.

The rim and its Open Pro decal

Here's the hub. You can see the spoke heads are washered and that the skewer is made by SunTour.

The other side of the hub.

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Front wheel built with Sunshine Gyromaster 36-hole hub/Alex TA19 700c rim. Used, $65.00/each

• This wheel is built with DT 15-gauge stainless steel spokes.
• This wheel weighs 940 grams.
• This hub has cartridge bearings.

• This is a quality wheelbuild with a mirror spoke assembly.

Here's a side view of the wheel.

The wheel's Gyromaster hub.

Side view of the Sunshine Gyromaster hub.

Here's the wheel's Alex TA19 rim

Looking in the Alex TA19 rim at the valve hole.

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Rear wheel built with Sansin 5345 36-hole, 130mm hub for freewheel/Araya PX-45 700c rim. Used, $45.00/each

• This wheel weighs 1,030 grams.
• This wheel is built with stainless steel spokes.

Side view

Close-up of the Sansin hub.

End view of the hub's drive side

The hub's non-drive side

The wheel's Araya PX-45 rim

Looking in the Araya PX-45 rim at the valve hole