The rear hub arrived, so
I built up the rear wheel with a 46 AERO rim.
Evolite hub 20H black half-radial with crossed spokes and a spoke nipple hole.
The customer asked me to weigh the rim beforehand,
so I weighed it before building.
Actually, if I can get data on rims with reliable origins, I try to measure them all,
so I weigh everything except my homemade red sticker Stratos (probably).
The 46 AERO rim is quite a wide rim, but
it weighed about the same as the 46mm height Stratos.
The current model with higher buckling resistance is superior in that sense,
but in cases like this you'd expect the wide rim's sidewalls to be thinner,
yet the early Reynolds Stratos actually feels flexier to the touch.
It's because the manufacturing method is completely different, but you can really feel the evolution of rim technology.
Though I have to say, the old stuff was better in terms of hub dimensions and spoke selection!
Well, that can be overcome by building with better specs anyway,
so as far as I'm concerned, as long as they send me good rims, that's fine by me.
By the way, regarding rim weight—I have no intention of posting that here.
Why would I have to tell you? ←Wow, this guy's got an attitude
Sorry for the wait! Please take a look at these images!
This is the 46 AERO!
This is the Stratos!
This is the Strike SLG!
↑Stop it already!
I built up the rear wheel with a 46 AERO rim.
Evolite hub 20H black half-radial with crossed spokes and a spoke nipple hole.
The customer asked me to weigh the rim beforehand,
so I weighed it before building.
Actually, if I can get data on rims with reliable origins, I try to measure them all,
so I weigh everything except my homemade red sticker Stratos (probably).
The 46 AERO rim is quite a wide rim, but
it weighed about the same as the 46mm height Stratos.
The current model with higher buckling resistance is superior in that sense,
but in cases like this you'd expect the wide rim's sidewalls to be thinner,
yet the early Reynolds Stratos actually feels flexier to the touch.
It's because the manufacturing method is completely different, but you can really feel the evolution of rim technology.
Though I have to say, the old stuff was better in terms of hub dimensions and spoke selection!
Well, that can be overcome by building with better specs anyway,
so as far as I'm concerned, as long as they send me good rims, that's fine by me.
By the way, regarding rim weight—I have no intention of posting that here.
Why would I have to tell you? ←Wow, this guy's got an attitude
Sorry for the wait! Please take a look at these images!
This is the 46 AERO!
This is the Stratos!
This is the Strike SLG!
↑Stop it already!