Another day of wheel building (and so on).
I built a front wheel with the new Aero 1 rim and a Suzue track front hub.
The rim has a sticker with the customer's name on it,
so it's clearly marked as theirs.
With track racing wheels, spokes and lacing patterns often overlap with other riders,
so it's pretty common to put the rider's name on the rim.
The rim is Araya's new Aero 1, which is the type that doesn't need a kamaboko-shaped washer (→here).
Compared to the new ADX-1S rim and the old Aero 1 rim with a kamaboko washer,
the older setup is actually lighter even including the washer weight.
Araya's aero rim model labels are marked as
AERO1, AERO2, AERO4, and ADX-5.
So you don't normally call it ADX-2 or Aero 5.
Though I do hear "Aero Five" sometimes...
With the old Aero 1, AERO1 is the pet name and ADX-1 is the model number,
while with the new Aero 1, ADX-1 is the pet name and ADX-1S is the model number—
it's gotten pretty confusing.
The hub is a Suzue Promax 36H,
laced Italian with black Campagnolo spokes.
The customer specifically requested Italian lacing.
This hub is certified by NJS (36H only),
so it can only be used in velodrome racing when laced as 88 JIS pattern with NJS-certified rims and spokes, but this front wheel obviously doesn't qualify.
Update: I received a comment from an active track racing cyclist.
Suzue hubs have had their NJS registration revoked,
so they can't be used in velodrome racing anymore.
I knew they'd become an American-owned company,
but I didn't realize their NJS registration had been revoked.
Thanks for the comment.
Parts that have NJS certification can be used in velodrome racing.
↑This is a Campagnolo chainring,
but it's from back when it had NJS certification.
I built a front wheel with the new Aero 1 rim and a Suzue track front hub.
The rim has a sticker with the customer's name on it,
so it's clearly marked as theirs.
With track racing wheels, spokes and lacing patterns often overlap with other riders,
so it's pretty common to put the rider's name on the rim.
The rim is Araya's new Aero 1, which is the type that doesn't need a kamaboko-shaped washer (→here).
Compared to the new ADX-1S rim and the old Aero 1 rim with a kamaboko washer,
the older setup is actually lighter even including the washer weight.
Araya's aero rim model labels are marked as
AERO1, AERO2, AERO4, and ADX-5.
So you don't normally call it ADX-2 or Aero 5.
Though I do hear "Aero Five" sometimes...
With the old Aero 1, AERO1 is the pet name and ADX-1 is the model number,
while with the new Aero 1, ADX-1 is the pet name and ADX-1S is the model number—
it's gotten pretty confusing.
The hub is a Suzue Promax 36H,
laced Italian with black Campagnolo spokes.
The customer specifically requested Italian lacing.
This hub is certified by NJS (36H only),
so it can only be used in velodrome racing when laced as 88 JIS pattern with NJS-certified rims and spokes, but this front wheel obviously doesn't qualify.
Update: I received a comment from an active track racing cyclist.
Suzue hubs have had their NJS registration revoked,
so they can't be used in velodrome racing anymore.
I knew they'd become an American-owned company,
but I didn't realize their NJS registration had been revoked.
Thanks for the comment.
Parts that have NJS certification can be used in velodrome racing.
↑This is a Campagnolo chainring,
but it's from back when it had NJS certification.