Another wheel day (you know the drill).
About that leftover Tni sticker adhesive—
it varies quite a bit depending on how you peel it off.
"Hard to peel = lots of adhesive residue on the rim side," but
I can't really control that with peeling technique alone.
(With a metal rim, warming it with a hair dryer helps though)
There was this brief period where the stickers became ridiculously easy to peel with minimal residue,
but it didn't last long before reverting.
Those stickers weren't just unit variation—
the thickness and texture were clearly different.
You can tell roughly when a rim was made from the serial number,
so I'm sure no old rims got mixed in.
I'm guessing the original supplier ran out of stickers
and had them rush-produced somewhere else.
Today the front rim had absolutely brutal adhesive residue,
so it gave me a real workout after a while.
Got it built.
Front wheel is an Evolight 20H hub with CX-RAY inpoke radial lacing,
Rear wheel is an Evolight 28H hub with semi-comp 48-spoke lacing and solder-joint wrapping.
I sometimes get feedback that "the solder joint looks thin,"
but it's plenty robust enough as an unraveling deterrent.
Normally I don't strip the solder wire before soldering,
but when I do it for photos it looks like this.
Even a blob this size wicks in really well. No need to pile it on thicker than that.
About that leftover Tni sticker adhesive—
it varies quite a bit depending on how you peel it off.
"Hard to peel = lots of adhesive residue on the rim side," but
I can't really control that with peeling technique alone.
(With a metal rim, warming it with a hair dryer helps though)
There was this brief period where the stickers became ridiculously easy to peel with minimal residue,
but it didn't last long before reverting.
Those stickers weren't just unit variation—
the thickness and texture were clearly different.
You can tell roughly when a rim was made from the serial number,
so I'm sure no old rims got mixed in.
I'm guessing the original supplier ran out of stickers
and had them rush-produced somewhere else.
Today the front rim had absolutely brutal adhesive residue,
so it gave me a real workout after a while.
Got it built.
Front wheel is an Evolight 20H hub with CX-RAY inpoke radial lacing,
Rear wheel is an Evolight 28H hub with semi-comp 48-spoke lacing and solder-joint wrapping.
I sometimes get feedback that "the solder joint looks thin,"
but it's plenty robust enough as an unraveling deterrent.
Normally I don't strip the solder wire before soldering,
but when I do it for photos it looks like this.
Even a blob this size wicks in really well. No need to pile it on thicker than that.