What is the cheapest option to find an 02 KTM 250 EXC rear wheel with paddle tire?

[Xearo]

Long title...

 

I want to join my buddies at the Pismo Beach dunes but I don't have a paddle tire. Those are cheap; no worries. But holy moses wheels are expensive. I don't want to spend 300+ on a rear wheel when my suspension needs a lot of work. I can afford my suspension work and a paddle tire but I gotta find a cheap option for the wheel (or wheel/paddle combination.)

 

I have been scouting Craigslist, Ebay, and I checked out the classifieds on here.. I guess bike wheels are pretty proprietary. So I noticed they have hub and rim kits, etc. That looks intimidating!

 

What would you guys do? Maybe a the rim spoke kit is the cheapest option but then I gotta buy a brake disk and bearings right? What if I get the wrong parts ahh!

 

 

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Thanks.

[Mike in Fresno]

rears usually go for $200 or so used, 91' to current fit, 125-200-250-300-380 all fit

[bikedude987]

Why do you need a whole new wheel?  If money is that tight, just buy the paddle and change it out...

[Xearo]

Good point. Solved!