Another day of wheels (and so on).
I received an ENVE 1-45 rim wheel built with American Classic hubs for service.
The customer requested truing and general inspection.
Nothing major came up, but
one spoke (CX-RAY) was twisted, so I replaced it.
With high spoke tension, when the nipple wrench has a short grip width, twisting can occur when turning the nipple.
The wheel builder's threadlock compound is applied,
but it doesn't have enough strength to bond the nipple and spoke together, so that's not the cause of the twist.
The CX-RAY fits perfectly in slot B of the T-02 tool that comes with Campagnolo/Fulcrum wheels.
This tool has a wide spoke grip width and is less prone to twisting, so I recommend it.
I received the front wheel of a Reynolds DV46.
A spoke was bent in a crash, so I'm replacing it.
I inspected the rim carefully and it still looks usable.
↑Replaced 2 spokes.
Even the bent spoke
appears almost perfectly straight when under tension on the wheel.
↑This one was obviously damaged and needed replacement,
but I did some thorough palpation to check if there might be other spokes
that appear undamaged at first glance but are actually bent.
↑ENVE 1-45
↑Reynolds DV46
The Reynolds front wheel is built with the spoke holes treated as a reverse rim.
Since the rim's spoke holes have no offset and it's built radially,
there's no particular performance issue.
The rear wheel is treated as a normal rim.
I received the Reynolds DV46 rear wheel.
It's one I built myself previously.
I said earlier that "Reynolds rear wheels are treated as normal rims,"
but that's based on a nearly identical wheel I'm servicing separately,
not this one.
It's built half-competition 4-cross with lacing.
The front wheel has black spokes (Aerolite) while
the rear wheel has silver spokes because the customer requested lacing.
The rim cracked in the same crash that damaged the front wheel.
So I'm replacing the rim, but
the customer brought an ENVE 1-45 rim (with hub),
so I'll rebuild with that.
Since I'm taking it apart anyway, it doesn't matter, but
it's American Classic hub, CX-RAY, built 4-cross.
So, another day of wheels (and so on).
Built.
Black half-competition 4-cross built with
lacing.
Black lacing was recently added to the standard menu.
↑The solder looks built up heavy, but it's the same amount as with silver spokes.
It might even be less.
The solder doesn't melt into the spoke the way it does with silver spokes,
but it does its job as a wire bond, so there's no problem.
I received an ENVE 1-45 rim wheel built with American Classic hubs for service.
The customer requested truing and general inspection.
Nothing major came up, but
one spoke (CX-RAY) was twisted, so I replaced it.
With high spoke tension, when the nipple wrench has a short grip width, twisting can occur when turning the nipple.
The wheel builder's threadlock compound is applied,
but it doesn't have enough strength to bond the nipple and spoke together, so that's not the cause of the twist.
The CX-RAY fits perfectly in slot B of the T-02 tool that comes with Campagnolo/Fulcrum wheels.
This tool has a wide spoke grip width and is less prone to twisting, so I recommend it.
I received the front wheel of a Reynolds DV46.
A spoke was bent in a crash, so I'm replacing it.
I inspected the rim carefully and it still looks usable.
↑Replaced 2 spokes.
Even the bent spoke
appears almost perfectly straight when under tension on the wheel.
↑This one was obviously damaged and needed replacement,
but I did some thorough palpation to check if there might be other spokes
that appear undamaged at first glance but are actually bent.
↑ENVE 1-45
↑Reynolds DV46
The Reynolds front wheel is built with the spoke holes treated as a reverse rim.
Since the rim's spoke holes have no offset and it's built radially,
there's no particular performance issue.
The rear wheel is treated as a normal rim.
I received the Reynolds DV46 rear wheel.
It's one I built myself previously.
I said earlier that "Reynolds rear wheels are treated as normal rims,"
but that's based on a nearly identical wheel I'm servicing separately,
not this one.
It's built half-competition 4-cross with lacing.
The front wheel has black spokes (Aerolite) while
the rear wheel has silver spokes because the customer requested lacing.
The rim cracked in the same crash that damaged the front wheel.
So I'm replacing the rim, but
the customer brought an ENVE 1-45 rim (with hub),
so I'll rebuild with that.
Since I'm taking it apart anyway, it doesn't matter, but
it's American Classic hub, CX-RAY, built 4-cross.
So, another day of wheels (and so on).
Built.
Black half-competition 4-cross built with
lacing.
Black lacing was recently added to the standard menu.
↑The solder looks built up heavy, but it's the same amount as with silver spokes.
It might even be less.
The solder doesn't melt into the spoke the way it does with silver spokes,
but it does its job as a wire bond, so there's no problem.