A customer dropped off the rear wheel of a Zentius Squad 2.5 with me.
They said it's okay if I feel a rebuild is necessary based on my judgment,
but since it's brand new and hasn't even been ridden yet,
I figured a complete overhaul would be overkill,
so this time I just did an inspection.
Even though they're no longer using the straight-spoke hub equivalent to a 4-0 lacing,
they're still doing radial lacing on the non-drive side...
Well, I guess that's fine.
The rim is noticeably off-center toward the drive side.
Both lateral and radial runout are 0.3mm, and the final inspector's signature is scrawled in by hand,
but there's no notation about centering deviation.
This inspection wasn't done in front of the customer,
but if it had been shown to them in person, what I'd want them to see
isn't the centering deviation but the radial runout.
While the lateral runout was nearly nonexistent, the radial runout was quite substantial.
Way more than 0.3mm.
Maybe what looks like that number is actually a checkmark—
the sign a builder makes when the compromise between lateral and radial runout
exceeds what they personally consider acceptable—
and it just happens to look like 0.30 when you read it.
I've finished the lateral and radial truing, emphasizing drive-side tightening.
It's still offset toward the drive side by about a sheet of paper.
If I eliminate this by further tightening the drive side,
I'd run out of room for future adjustments,
so there's no choice—I'll loosen the non-drive side just slightly.
Even so, the overall tension is increasing.
I've centered it.
Within the constraint of not changing the spokes or lacing pattern, I've done everything I can.
As far as the Zentius Squad 2.5 stock build goes,
this should be about as tight as it gets.
If this doesn't do it, please get in touch about a complete rebuild.
One last thing. Wait—I've seen that typeface on the hub before!
It's the same as that one (here)!
（There's a possibility of a difference in whether the bearing balls are steel or ceramic）
...Back in the day, writing things like this would stir up controversy
and the thought police would come knocking,
but readers have gotten completely used to it by now,
and no one seems to mind this sort of thing anymore.
They said it's okay if I feel a rebuild is necessary based on my judgment,
but since it's brand new and hasn't even been ridden yet,
I figured a complete overhaul would be overkill,
so this time I just did an inspection.
Even though they're no longer using the straight-spoke hub equivalent to a 4-0 lacing,
they're still doing radial lacing on the non-drive side...
Well, I guess that's fine.
The rim is noticeably off-center toward the drive side.
Both lateral and radial runout are 0.3mm, and the final inspector's signature is scrawled in by hand,
but there's no notation about centering deviation.
This inspection wasn't done in front of the customer,
but if it had been shown to them in person, what I'd want them to see
isn't the centering deviation but the radial runout.
While the lateral runout was nearly nonexistent, the radial runout was quite substantial.
Way more than 0.3mm.
Maybe what looks like that number is actually a checkmark—
the sign a builder makes when the compromise between lateral and radial runout
exceeds what they personally consider acceptable—
and it just happens to look like 0.30 when you read it.
I've finished the lateral and radial truing, emphasizing drive-side tightening.
It's still offset toward the drive side by about a sheet of paper.
If I eliminate this by further tightening the drive side,
I'd run out of room for future adjustments,
so there's no choice—I'll loosen the non-drive side just slightly.
Even so, the overall tension is increasing.
I've centered it.
Within the constraint of not changing the spokes or lacing pattern, I've done everything I can.
As far as the Zentius Squad 2.5 stock build goes,
this should be about as tight as it gets.
If this doesn't do it, please get in touch about a complete rebuild.
One last thing. Wait—I've seen that typeface on the hub before!
It's the same as that one (here)!
（There's a possibility of a difference in whether the bearing balls are steel or ceramic）
...Back in the day, writing things like this would stir up controversy
and the thought police would come knocking,
but readers have gotten completely used to it by now,
and no one seems to mind this sort of thing anymore.