Another day, another wheel (et cetera).
A customer brought in the WO spec version of the Smart Enve 3.4 rim.
The "3.4" is the name for a set combining a 35mm-deep and 45mm-deep rim,
but that doesn't mean they're limited to being sold as a set only.
It's just that the 35mm comes in 20H only, and the 45mm in 24H only,
so effectively the 35mm is designated as the front rim and the 45mm as the rear.
The 45mm rim has no left-right orientation requirement during assembly, and since it's not an offset rim, you *could* build front-and-rear 35 or front-and-rear 45,
but since spoke count is limited, it's better to follow the manufacturer's intent.
For the front hub I used a Chris King R45
and built it with black CX-RAY outpoke spokes in radial lacing.
The rim is wide on the outside, but also quite wide on the inside.
The supplied dedicated rim tape measured 22.8mm in width.
Got the rear wheel built too.
Also using the R45 hub, I built it with black semi-comp 26-spoke lacing with cross-threading.
Since this hub isn't a high-low flange design,
it's tricky to get the non-drive side really tight.
But apart from dimensional considerations like that, the overall finish—the machining precision—is just gorgeous to look at.
A customer brought in the WO spec version of the Smart Enve 3.4 rim.
The "3.4" is the name for a set combining a 35mm-deep and 45mm-deep rim,
but that doesn't mean they're limited to being sold as a set only.
It's just that the 35mm comes in 20H only, and the 45mm in 24H only,
so effectively the 35mm is designated as the front rim and the 45mm as the rear.
The 45mm rim has no left-right orientation requirement during assembly, and since it's not an offset rim, you *could* build front-and-rear 35 or front-and-rear 45,
but since spoke count is limited, it's better to follow the manufacturer's intent.
For the front hub I used a Chris King R45
and built it with black CX-RAY outpoke spokes in radial lacing.
The rim is wide on the outside, but also quite wide on the inside.
The supplied dedicated rim tape measured 22.8mm in width.
Got the rear wheel built too.
Also using the R45 hub, I built it with black semi-comp 26-spoke lacing with cross-threading.
Since this hub isn't a high-low flange design,
it's tricky to get the non-drive side really tight.
But apart from dimensional considerations like that, the overall finish—the machining precision—is just gorgeous to look at.