You lost me at “wheel”.
Is it a Democrat wheel or Libertarian?
Where I’m from, kids get their bicycles stolen, and they wind up down in this guy’s inner city. Swell.
The guy looks like he was a bit of a nutcase (check out the pics), but he knew his stuff.
If it’s expensive I’d forget about it and just buy a “lot” of 20 or so bikes at the next police auction... give him another one.
Alternatively you could just buy a new rim and spokes and lace it up, using the old hub. (If you know how to build wheels).
There is a good book "Building Bicycle Wheels" available from Amazon if you are interested.
Plus, I am NOT paying 456.99 for a simple 26" wheel! Some of the sites I have visited are plain bonkers.
Sometimes bike shops have used parts laying around. You may find the entire assembly
at one for next to nothing.
Well I’ve been out of the business for many years. I mistakenly thought you wanted to reuse the hub and wanted rim advice. You could take that option and just rebuild the wheel if you have a good truing stand. As for the hub, is it a cassette freehub with a 9t gear or is the 9t cog a freewheel in itself? Most all 20” single speeds were standard thread with a freewheel cog. Most cassettes are just a gear with a lock ring and a spacer. Almost all of either type are the same size unless they are French, English or Italian manufactured. My advice would be buy the right type of wheel/hub combo (Freewheel or Freehub) and it should fit. The next trick for most people would be figuring out how o remove the 9t gear, but I have a feeling you’ve done that already.