Another day with wheels (etc.).
I received a rear wheel from a ZIPP 202 from a customer.
It's the internal nipple type, and
it's from the era of radial spoke pattern on the non-freewheel side.
After this came the freewheel-side radial pattern,
but in terms of overall performance including feel and responsiveness,
I think this earlier version was still better.
In any case, though, hand-built wheels where every aspect of spoke gauge and lacing pattern has been carefully thought through are still superior, I'd say.
The customer wanted a rebuild, but beyond any issues with sloppiness, the real motivation seems to be more about converting to 11-speed.
Built it.
Evolite hub, 24 holes, semi-competition four-cross lacing.
I'll do the truing later.
About the internal nipples on ZIPP from this era—
they use aluminum nipples with a 5.5mm hex key size.
Besides ZIPP's proprietary tool, the only other tools with a hex wrench that fits are
the Mavic Cosmic Carbon L-shaped nipple wrench,
Park Tool's driver-type nipple wrench SW-18
(SW stands for Spoke Wrench),
and I actually have those too,
but due to dimensional constraints on parts other than the hex section, only
the ZIPP proprietary tool can actually disassemble this particular wheel.
What's more, this tool has a certain secret to it,
and I only figured that out quite recently.
The "removable handle socket" part isn't actually related to that secret.
There's play between the handle and socket, and as you use it, that play gets worse, so
it's best not to use it on anything other than internal-nipple ZIPP.
Even when doing spoke trueing on Cosmic Carbon, this tool is more convenient,
so it's better in terms of usability.
By the way, this 202 rim was from an era when it was
one of the lightest in ZIPP history, the so-called "red rim"
QUICK-V250 (→here), or from the generation right after that, the second lightest.
It took a lot of careful work to disassemble it properly,
so I'm not about to give away the actual weight measurement for free.
↑ man, that sounds arrogant and rude
Sorry for the wait! The crab beam is free!
Please take a look at this image!
↑ Stop it already!
I received a rear wheel from a ZIPP 202 from a customer.
It's the internal nipple type, and
it's from the era of radial spoke pattern on the non-freewheel side.
After this came the freewheel-side radial pattern,
but in terms of overall performance including feel and responsiveness,
I think this earlier version was still better.
In any case, though, hand-built wheels where every aspect of spoke gauge and lacing pattern has been carefully thought through are still superior, I'd say.
The customer wanted a rebuild, but beyond any issues with sloppiness, the real motivation seems to be more about converting to 11-speed.
Built it.
Evolite hub, 24 holes, semi-competition four-cross lacing.
I'll do the truing later.
About the internal nipples on ZIPP from this era—
they use aluminum nipples with a 5.5mm hex key size.
Besides ZIPP's proprietary tool, the only other tools with a hex wrench that fits are
the Mavic Cosmic Carbon L-shaped nipple wrench,
Park Tool's driver-type nipple wrench SW-18
(SW stands for Spoke Wrench),
and I actually have those too,
but due to dimensional constraints on parts other than the hex section, only
the ZIPP proprietary tool can actually disassemble this particular wheel.
What's more, this tool has a certain secret to it,
and I only figured that out quite recently.
The "removable handle socket" part isn't actually related to that secret.
There's play between the handle and socket, and as you use it, that play gets worse, so
it's best not to use it on anything other than internal-nipple ZIPP.
Even when doing spoke trueing on Cosmic Carbon, this tool is more convenient,
so it's better in terms of usability.
By the way, this 202 rim was from an era when it was
one of the lightest in ZIPP history, the so-called "red rim"
QUICK-V250 (→here), or from the generation right after that, the second lightest.
It took a lot of careful work to disassemble it properly,
so I'm not about to give away the actual weight measurement for free.
↑ man, that sounds arrogant and rude
Sorry for the wait! The crab beam is free!
Please take a look at this image!
↑ Stop it already!