Another wheel build day (and so on).
Got a Honfu rim from a customer.
Today's is a tubular model with a matte finish.
I've got a hub that looks like a BITEX.
The rear hub is nearly identical to a Lyff hub,
but there are slight differences in the hub shell shape and the butted proportions.
The flange width and the left-right hub flange dimensions are the same.
The proportions of the hub shell and end cap dimensions on the outside of the left flange differ,
but their combined length is the same.
The freebody seal is identical too,
and the spline machining is very similar.
Front wheel is built.
20H CX-RAY all outpoke radial lacing.
With a wide-flange hub, an all-inpoke build would theoretically be the strongest (hehe),
but there's a risk of fork blade interference,
and the rim height is right at the borderline for inpoke compatibility,
so I went with all outpoke instead.
Rear wheel is built too.
24H semi-comp 4-cross laced with nipple washers.
This one almost doesn't need bracing either (though I did it anyway).
While lacing, I compared the feel between the braced and unbraced sections,
but the difference wasn't as pronounced as with wheels I usually build.
Got a Honfu rim from a customer.
Today's is a tubular model with a matte finish.
I've got a hub that looks like a BITEX.
The rear hub is nearly identical to a Lyff hub,
but there are slight differences in the hub shell shape and the butted proportions.
The flange width and the left-right hub flange dimensions are the same.
The proportions of the hub shell and end cap dimensions on the outside of the left flange differ,
but their combined length is the same.
The freebody seal is identical too,
and the spline machining is very similar.
Front wheel is built.
20H CX-RAY all outpoke radial lacing.
With a wide-flange hub, an all-inpoke build would theoretically be the strongest (hehe),
but there's a risk of fork blade interference,
and the rim height is right at the borderline for inpoke compatibility,
so I went with all outpoke instead.
Rear wheel is built too.
24H semi-comp 4-cross laced with nipple washers.
This one almost doesn't need bracing either (though I did it anyway).
While lacing, I compared the feel between the braced and unbraced sections,
but the difference wasn't as pronounced as with wheels I usually build.