Another day with wheels (and so on).
Built a PowerTap rear wheel with a 202 rim.
Elite spokes with a 24-hole hub in black, 1.6mm gauge, 4-cross lacing pattern.
I'll do the truing later.
The rim's outer holes aren't large enough to accommodate nipple washers,
but since this rim has internal nipples, it's not a problem.
(Building a ZIPP rim with generic nipples and no nipple washers requires considerable care)
There was clearly something foreign inside the rim,
so when I shook it, red stuff came crumbling out.
It crushes when you press it with your finger.
This got caught in the rim's internal balloon seal and I couldn't remove it completely, so
I used a jig I made myself to scrape out the balloon seal
and removed most of the balloon material.
This process took more time than actually building the wheel.
Built a PowerTap rear wheel with a 202 rim.
Elite spokes with a 24-hole hub in black, 1.6mm gauge, 4-cross lacing pattern.
I'll do the truing later.
The rim's outer holes aren't large enough to accommodate nipple washers,
but since this rim has internal nipples, it's not a problem.
(Building a ZIPP rim with generic nipples and no nipple washers requires considerable care)
There was clearly something foreign inside the rim,
so when I shook it, red stuff came crumbling out.
It crushes when you press it with your finger.
This got caught in the rim's internal balloon seal and I couldn't remove it completely, so
I used a jig I made myself to scrape out the balloon seal
and removed most of the balloon material.
This process took more time than actually building the wheel.