Back to wheels again today (and so on...).
I built the Nomu Lab Wheel No. 2.
The front wheel is an Evo Lite hub 20H CX-RAY outpoke radial laced,
and the rear wheel is an Evo Lite hub 24H semi-comp 2-cross laced.
Since the customer is on the lighter side,
they requested spoke soldering to be omitted for now,
but with wheels I've built, it's always possible to add soldering later.
About the rim we're using on the Nomu Lab Wheel No. 2—
separate from the conventional 19.1mm wide version,
a 23.8mm wide rim option came out a little while back.
Around the same time, the 19.1mm version was discontinued
and redesigned to 20.5mm width.
Our old No. 2 stock had a decent amount of the old rim,
but we've run through those, so from now on it's the new No. 2 rim.
The new rim's stated weight is 340g for the front version (18 and 20 holes),
and 336g for the rear version (24 and 28 holes),
but you can't really precision-manufacture a 4g difference like that,
so I think in cases like this it'd be better to just call them both 340g.
Well, it's all official specifications anyway.
Actual measured weight averages out to 347g for the old rim (WH108),
and 376g for the new rim (WH199).
For the new rim weight, while I don't have enough samples for a solid average,
it seems like less than 20% come in under 360g.
The old rim's tire bed has a tight radius,
so it's a bit awkward with 23C and wider tubular tires,
but personally I prefer the lighter weight of the old rim.
Since it's been discontinued rather than sold alongside the new one, there's not much point talking about what's gone.
When swapping wheels with other setups, brake adjustment takes less work,
it suits fatter tires, and it's more resistant to buckling—
the new rim definitely fits current road bike trends better.
Also, going forward, even Nomu Lab Wheel No. 2 built with the new rim
will keep the same name.
Calling it the "new Nomu Lab Wheel No. 2" is
something that happens only in this article's title.
I built the Nomu Lab Wheel No. 2.
The front wheel is an Evo Lite hub 20H CX-RAY outpoke radial laced,
and the rear wheel is an Evo Lite hub 24H semi-comp 2-cross laced.
Since the customer is on the lighter side,
they requested spoke soldering to be omitted for now,
but with wheels I've built, it's always possible to add soldering later.
About the rim we're using on the Nomu Lab Wheel No. 2—
separate from the conventional 19.1mm wide version,
a 23.8mm wide rim option came out a little while back.
Around the same time, the 19.1mm version was discontinued
and redesigned to 20.5mm width.
Our old No. 2 stock had a decent amount of the old rim,
but we've run through those, so from now on it's the new No. 2 rim.
The new rim's stated weight is 340g for the front version (18 and 20 holes),
and 336g for the rear version (24 and 28 holes),
but you can't really precision-manufacture a 4g difference like that,
so I think in cases like this it'd be better to just call them both 340g.
Well, it's all official specifications anyway.
Actual measured weight averages out to 347g for the old rim (WH108),
and 376g for the new rim (WH199).
For the new rim weight, while I don't have enough samples for a solid average,
it seems like less than 20% come in under 360g.
The old rim's tire bed has a tight radius,
so it's a bit awkward with 23C and wider tubular tires,
but personally I prefer the lighter weight of the old rim.
Since it's been discontinued rather than sold alongside the new one, there's not much point talking about what's gone.
When swapping wheels with other setups, brake adjustment takes less work,
it suits fatter tires, and it's more resistant to buckling—
the new rim definitely fits current road bike trends better.
Also, going forward, even Nomu Lab Wheel No. 2 built with the new rim
will keep the same name.
Calling it the "new Nomu Lab Wheel No. 2" is
something that happens only in this article's title.