Another day of wheel building (and so on).
Built a PowerTap wheel using a hub that a customer brought in.
Since the customer came all the way from another prefecture, I felt bad about asking them to leave the hub and come back later,
so I asked "Could you give me about 2 hours?" and they said
"Alright then, I'll go to the ○○ (self-censored)" and headed off,
so I got their time and built it on the spot today.
The other day when I built the high-tension #1 wheel (28H front, 32H rear),
I placed a follow-up order for AL300 rims in both 28H and 32H,
but the supplier's 32H stock ran out.
The next restock date is undetermined.
As for our shop's inventory, I've been using 32H frequently lately, so this is our last one.
For 28H and 32H, we can use Kinrin's XR-300 as an equivalent,
but the stickers are different.
This wheel, actually, had the sticker removed after shooting per the customer's request,
but if they don't mind, or if they prefer the Kinrin sticker,
we can still accommodate that.
Built.
When they brought it in, they were planning to build it with DT Competition,
but ended up building it with CX-RAY #1 SL spec on the non-drive side.
There's the issue of hub dimensions, but
since it was a 30mm-deep rim, I was able to do a 48-spoke build.
I calculated it—for example, with a Mavic Open Pro,
spokes for 8-hole builds on the non-drive side
become practically difficult to source, so it becomes 46-spoke.
Which means even with #5 rims or DT415, a 48-spoke build is essentially impossible.
Setting aside the power measurement function built into the hub,
this hub has large flanges on both sides and the flange width isn't narrow,
so it's easy to build a rigid, solid wheel.
About why the customer brought their hub to our shop wanting us to build it.
When they consulted with a nearby shop with just the hub,
for the original plan of DT Competition 16 spokes each side, 32 spokes total,
they were told to buy a whole box of 100-spoke packages
That shop told them.
Even if you're not doing different spoke counts per side, the spoke length differs between sides,
so they'd have to pay for 200 spokes across 2 boxes.
So if it's a brake cable replacement and you only need 2, would they demand you buy a whole box of cables?
If you don't want to build it, come up with a better excuse.
Plus there was also a "double labor charge for customer-supplied parts" policy,
but since that shop doesn't carry Cycle Ops (PowerTap),
it's necessarily a customer-supplied situation.
And they charge double labor on top of that...
Well, that's not my decision to make.
Our shop welcomes customer-supplied parts. We're a humble shop anyway and there are many things we can't source,
so honestly, we're supported by customers' brought-in parts (sorry about that).
And customer-supplied parts don't affect our labor charges either.
Built a PowerTap wheel using a hub that a customer brought in.
Since the customer came all the way from another prefecture, I felt bad about asking them to leave the hub and come back later,
so I asked "Could you give me about 2 hours?" and they said
"Alright then, I'll go to the ○○ (self-censored)" and headed off,
so I got their time and built it on the spot today.
The other day when I built the high-tension #1 wheel (28H front, 32H rear),
I placed a follow-up order for AL300 rims in both 28H and 32H,
but the supplier's 32H stock ran out.
The next restock date is undetermined.
As for our shop's inventory, I've been using 32H frequently lately, so this is our last one.
For 28H and 32H, we can use Kinrin's XR-300 as an equivalent,
but the stickers are different.
This wheel, actually, had the sticker removed after shooting per the customer's request,
but if they don't mind, or if they prefer the Kinrin sticker,
we can still accommodate that.
Built.
When they brought it in, they were planning to build it with DT Competition,
but ended up building it with CX-RAY #1 SL spec on the non-drive side.
There's the issue of hub dimensions, but
since it was a 30mm-deep rim, I was able to do a 48-spoke build.
I calculated it—for example, with a Mavic Open Pro,
spokes for 8-hole builds on the non-drive side
become practically difficult to source, so it becomes 46-spoke.
Which means even with #5 rims or DT415, a 48-spoke build is essentially impossible.
Setting aside the power measurement function built into the hub,
this hub has large flanges on both sides and the flange width isn't narrow,
so it's easy to build a rigid, solid wheel.
About why the customer brought their hub to our shop wanting us to build it.
When they consulted with a nearby shop with just the hub,
for the original plan of DT Competition 16 spokes each side, 32 spokes total,
they were told to buy a whole box of 100-spoke packages
That shop told them.
Even if you're not doing different spoke counts per side, the spoke length differs between sides,
so they'd have to pay for 200 spokes across 2 boxes.
So if it's a brake cable replacement and you only need 2, would they demand you buy a whole box of cables?
If you don't want to build it, come up with a better excuse.
Plus there was also a "double labor charge for customer-supplied parts" policy,
but since that shop doesn't carry Cycle Ops (PowerTap),
it's necessarily a customer-supplied situation.
And they charge double labor on top of that...
Well, that's not my decision to make.
Our shop welcomes customer-supplied parts. We're a humble shop anyway and there are many things we can't source,
so honestly, we're supported by customers' brought-in parts (sorry about that).
And customer-supplied parts don't affect our labor charges either.