Another wheel day (and so on).
I received a SMART ENVE 3.4 rim in WO spec from a customer.
The "3.4" is the name for a set consisting of a 35mm-high rim and a 45mm-high rim,
but it's not exclusively sold as a set.
However, since the 35mm comes only in 20H and the 45mm only in 24H,
they're designated as a front rim and rear rim respectively.
The 45mm rim has no left-right specification during assembly, and
since it's not an offset rim, it's technically possible to build front/rear 35 or front/rear 45,
but since spoke counts are limited, it's better to build it according to the manufacturer's intent.
The front hub is a Chris King R45,
and I built it in black CX-RAY reverse radial lacing.
The rim's outer width is wide, and the inner width is wide too.
The included proprietary rim tape measured 22.8mm in width.
Got the rear wheel built too.
Same as the front wheel—R45 hub, built in black semi-competition 2x lacing with cross-lacing.
Since this hub isn't a high-low flange,
it's tricky to get the non-drive side really tight.
Setting that dimensional stuff aside, the finish of the thing—
the precision of the workmanship is really impressive to look at.
I received a SMART ENVE 3.4 rim in WO spec from a customer.
The "3.4" is the name for a set consisting of a 35mm-high rim and a 45mm-high rim,
but it's not exclusively sold as a set.
However, since the 35mm comes only in 20H and the 45mm only in 24H,
they're designated as a front rim and rear rim respectively.
The 45mm rim has no left-right specification during assembly, and
since it's not an offset rim, it's technically possible to build front/rear 35 or front/rear 45,
but since spoke counts are limited, it's better to build it according to the manufacturer's intent.
The front hub is a Chris King R45,
and I built it in black CX-RAY reverse radial lacing.
The rim's outer width is wide, and the inner width is wide too.
The included proprietary rim tape measured 22.8mm in width.
Got the rear wheel built too.
Same as the front wheel—R45 hub, built in black semi-competition 2x lacing with cross-lacing.
Since this hub isn't a high-low flange,
it's tricky to get the non-drive side really tight.
Setting that dimensional stuff aside, the finish of the thing—
the precision of the workmanship is really impressive to look at.