Another wheel build today (and so on...).
I built the front wheel for Nomu Lab Wheel #6.
It's my personal bike, but.What's wrong with building my own wheel on my day off? (defensive retort)
Rolf hub 20H black CX-RAY outpoke radial laced.
↑Actual measured weight of Nomu Lab Wheel #6
Built it as a front wheel for a 4kg-class bike.
I'm setting aside the EDGE 1-25 early-model rim front wheel for reference purposes,
and holding it as a spare in case the rear rim gets damaged, so it's on hiatus for now.
This change means the bike won't be able to stay in the 4kg range with pedals anymore.
↑Actual measured weight of the EDGE 1-25 rim front wheel
Even though this one has 4 more spokes (24H),
it still couldn't make up for the rim weight difference.
I swapped out the front brake from a ZeroGravity Shimano early-model to
the latest ee brake (Kane Creek manufactured).
The braking power is significantly better on this one.
Since the ee brake ships without pads but with the pad holder,
I measured it under the same conditions and got a 5g increase.
I thought it would be heavier, but it wasn't quite that bad.
The thing is, this ZeroGravity
is just a logo variant of the CAT USA brake that came before it,
so technically it's not actually a Shimano (ciamillo).
The shoulder of the C-arm is heavily hollowed out,
but the later Shimano versions have a stepped hole there for added strength.
Also, you can barely tell unless you lay the parts side by side,
but between the early Shimano with the hollowed C-arm shoulder
and this pre-Shimano brake, the arch size is subtly different—
this one is noticeably smaller.
With the front wheel and front brake replacement,
plus the chainring swap to Wolf Tooth from the other day,
the bike's actual weight is now 5070g. No longer in the 4kg range.
I built the front wheel for Nomu Lab Wheel #6.
It's my personal bike, but.
Rolf hub 20H black CX-RAY outpoke radial laced.
↑Actual measured weight of Nomu Lab Wheel #6
Built it as a front wheel for a 4kg-class bike.
I'm setting aside the EDGE 1-25 early-model rim front wheel for reference purposes,
and holding it as a spare in case the rear rim gets damaged, so it's on hiatus for now.
This change means the bike won't be able to stay in the 4kg range with pedals anymore.
↑Actual measured weight of the EDGE 1-25 rim front wheel
Even though this one has 4 more spokes (24H),
it still couldn't make up for the rim weight difference.
I swapped out the front brake from a ZeroGravity Shimano early-model to
the latest ee brake (Kane Creek manufactured).
The braking power is significantly better on this one.
Since the ee brake ships without pads but with the pad holder,
I measured it under the same conditions and got a 5g increase.
I thought it would be heavier, but it wasn't quite that bad.
The thing is, this ZeroGravity
is just a logo variant of the CAT USA brake that came before it,
so technically it's not actually a Shimano (ciamillo).
The shoulder of the C-arm is heavily hollowed out,
but the later Shimano versions have a stepped hole there for added strength.
Also, you can barely tell unless you lay the parts side by side,
but between the early Shimano with the hollowed C-arm shoulder
and this pre-Shimano brake, the arch size is subtly different—
this one is noticeably smaller.
With the front wheel and front brake replacement,
plus the chainring swap to Wolf Tooth from the other day,
the bike's actual weight is now 5070g. No longer in the 4kg range.