Another day of wheel building (details omitted).
Built a wheel with the Smart Envi System 3.4.
Since it's the 3.4 series, the front rim is 35mm with 20 holes,
and the rear rim is 45mm with 24 holes only—that's the sole spec.
The "SMART" in Smart Envi System doesn't refer to the adjective,
but rather comes from the name Smart himself,
and since Smart says "3.4 is the best spec for this!"
they've done away with variations in the lineup.
Also, this particular one is a tubular rim,
but whether tubular or clincher, the rim width is 26mm front and 24mm rear,
and with clincher rims, the included rim tape width also differs front to rear—
they really pay attention to detail.
Front wheel: R45 hub, 20 holes, CX-RAY outpoke radial lacing.
Since this customer usually orders cyclocross wheels,
I thought maybe they'd want tangent lacing,
but they're using it on a road bike, so I went with radial.
Rear wheel: R45 hub, 24 holes, semi-comp 4-cross lacing with connection.
You can feel by hand before tensioning that these aren't high-flange hubs.
It's also related to them not being narrow-flange (the drop-outs are relatively generous).
But it's a rim that accepts pretty good tension, so the non-drive side follows along nicely too.
This hub apparently had a polish applied afterwards,
and as a result all the logos have completely disappeared.
It's a Campagnolo freebody,
but unlike the Shimano/SRAM version, because the splines are steel,
the contact points with the sprockets are machined down to incredibly tight tolerances.
Built a wheel with the Smart Envi System 3.4.
Since it's the 3.4 series, the front rim is 35mm with 20 holes,
and the rear rim is 45mm with 24 holes only—that's the sole spec.
The "SMART" in Smart Envi System doesn't refer to the adjective,
but rather comes from the name Smart himself,
and since Smart says "3.4 is the best spec for this!"
they've done away with variations in the lineup.
Also, this particular one is a tubular rim,
but whether tubular or clincher, the rim width is 26mm front and 24mm rear,
and with clincher rims, the included rim tape width also differs front to rear—
they really pay attention to detail.
Front wheel: R45 hub, 20 holes, CX-RAY outpoke radial lacing.
Since this customer usually orders cyclocross wheels,
I thought maybe they'd want tangent lacing,
but they're using it on a road bike, so I went with radial.
Rear wheel: R45 hub, 24 holes, semi-comp 4-cross lacing with connection.
You can feel by hand before tensioning that these aren't high-flange hubs.
It's also related to them not being narrow-flange (the drop-outs are relatively generous).
But it's a rim that accepts pretty good tension, so the non-drive side follows along nicely too.
This hub apparently had a polish applied afterwards,
and as a result all the logos have completely disappeared.
It's a Campagnolo freebody,
but unlike the Shimano/SRAM version, because the splines are steel,
the contact points with the sprockets are machined down to incredibly tight tolerances.