Another wheel build today (and so on...).
Built a wheel with an Equinox carbon WO rim.
Front wheel: Chris King R45 hub, 20H, black CX-RAY outpokes, radial lacing.
Rear wheel: same R45 hub, 24H, black semi-comp 4-cross lacing with spoke connections.
They originally wanted full CX-RAY spokes,
but I went with semi-comp instead.
Since the priority was stiffness,
I thought it was more important to increase spoke tension on the non-drive side
rather than chase the ~17g weight savings of full CX-RAY versus semi-comp.
Besides, with the rim weighing 518g,
there's no point worrying about 17g of spokes.
If you don't like the silver-colored spoke connections,
just cover them with an oil-based marker.
The rim is an Equinox WH151.
Based on the serial numbers, the front rim is from 2014 (image above),
and the rear rim is from 2013.
The bead hook is nicely thick, but because of that
the rim's inner width is wider, and the outer holes lack proper relief—
the tool's side catches against them.
It's not a big deal really, but
on the Nomu Lab Wheel #2's rim (WH108),
the outer side has a clear relief, so I noticed the difference a bit.
The other day, I wrote that Chris King disc front hubs have their logos upside down,
but this R45 hub also has the bearing adjustment nut on the right side when the logo faces correct direction,
so maybe Chris King front hubs are actually supposed to be built with reversed logos.
Still, I always build them with the logo facing correctly—unless it's a disc hub.
On the rear hub, both disc hubs and R45 hubs have their logos facing correctly when viewed from the non-drive side.
Built a wheel with an Equinox carbon WO rim.
Front wheel: Chris King R45 hub, 20H, black CX-RAY outpokes, radial lacing.
Rear wheel: same R45 hub, 24H, black semi-comp 4-cross lacing with spoke connections.
They originally wanted full CX-RAY spokes,
but I went with semi-comp instead.
Since the priority was stiffness,
I thought it was more important to increase spoke tension on the non-drive side
rather than chase the ~17g weight savings of full CX-RAY versus semi-comp.
Besides, with the rim weighing 518g,
there's no point worrying about 17g of spokes.
If you don't like the silver-colored spoke connections,
just cover them with an oil-based marker.
The rim is an Equinox WH151.
Based on the serial numbers, the front rim is from 2014 (image above),
and the rear rim is from 2013.
The bead hook is nicely thick, but because of that
the rim's inner width is wider, and the outer holes lack proper relief—
the tool's side catches against them.
It's not a big deal really, but
on the Nomu Lab Wheel #2's rim (WH108),
the outer side has a clear relief, so I noticed the difference a bit.
The other day, I wrote that Chris King disc front hubs have their logos upside down,
but this R45 hub also has the bearing adjustment nut on the right side when the logo faces correct direction,
so maybe Chris King front hubs are actually supposed to be built with reversed logos.
Still, I always build them with the logo facing correctly—unless it's a disc hub.
On the rear hub, both disc hubs and R45 hubs have their logos facing correctly when viewed from the non-drive side.