Another wheel day (and so on).
Rebuilt the rear wheel from a brand with a ridiculous name.
Evolite hub 24H, black semi-comp, 4-cross lacing with spoke tension equalization, with red aluminum nipples.
If I got into the details, some crazy person wouldagain lose their mind, so
I'm not counting this one.
Different job—another wheel day (and so on).
A customer left me a front wheel built with a Tni ROAD 38 carbon rim.
It's the same rim as Nomu Lab Wheel #2.
Evo hub 18H, fully radial outpoke lacing.
Based on the specs and build precision,
it was built at a Tni distributor's antenna shop.
Though I hesitate to sound condescending,
one of the wheel builders at that shop has exceptionally high build quality,
and since this rim is 2010 manufacture, it was probably built in 2010 or 2011—
the centering is spot-on, and given the wear marks, the runout is surprisingly minimal.
Apparently that builder no longer works there now.
Evo hubs from this era have slitted flanges,
and the customer wants me to rebuild the front wheel with aero spokes using CX rather than CX-RAY.
With 18H, that might actually be the better choice.
As for CX spokes, the distributor used to stock them regularly in lengths
from 214mm to 278mm in 2mm increments (even-numbered lengths only),
in silver only.
Why past tense? Because every length is down to minimal stock with no sign of restocking.
They do have a small amount of black spokes,
but they seem to be leftover special orders from the past—
just bits of 248mm, 264mm, 286mm, etc.
Given how rarely you see slitted-hole hubs these days,
maybe that's just how it goes.
CX spokes come in packs of 10,
so for an 18H wheel you'd normally just buy 20,
but the exact length for this front wheel only had 10 in stock,
so I bought 20 of the next size up (2mm longer) and cut them down by 2mm.
When I spun the rim it made a rustling noise, so
I removed the spoke nipple washers until the sound was gone—
not perfectly, but close enough.
Built.
CX, fully radial outpoke lacing.
The choice of CX—considering the slitted holes and spoke weight distribution—
wasn't my suggestion but the customer's request.
They've got a pretty solid wheel philosophy. Hehehehe.
Rebuilt the rear wheel from a brand with a ridiculous name.
Evolite hub 24H, black semi-comp, 4-cross lacing with spoke tension equalization, with red aluminum nipples.
If I got into the details, some crazy person would
I'm not counting this one.
Different job—another wheel day (and so on).
A customer left me a front wheel built with a Tni ROAD 38 carbon rim.
It's the same rim as Nomu Lab Wheel #2.
Evo hub 18H, fully radial outpoke lacing.
Based on the specs and build precision,
it was built at a Tni distributor's antenna shop.
Though I hesitate to sound condescending,
one of the wheel builders at that shop has exceptionally high build quality,
and since this rim is 2010 manufacture, it was probably built in 2010 or 2011—
the centering is spot-on, and given the wear marks, the runout is surprisingly minimal.
Apparently that builder no longer works there now.
Evo hubs from this era have slitted flanges,
and the customer wants me to rebuild the front wheel with aero spokes using CX rather than CX-RAY.
With 18H, that might actually be the better choice.
As for CX spokes, the distributor used to stock them regularly in lengths
from 214mm to 278mm in 2mm increments (even-numbered lengths only),
in silver only.
Why past tense? Because every length is down to minimal stock with no sign of restocking.
They do have a small amount of black spokes,
but they seem to be leftover special orders from the past—
just bits of 248mm, 264mm, 286mm, etc.
Given how rarely you see slitted-hole hubs these days,
maybe that's just how it goes.
CX spokes come in packs of 10,
so for an 18H wheel you'd normally just buy 20,
but the exact length for this front wheel only had 10 in stock,
so I bought 20 of the next size up (2mm longer) and cut them down by 2mm.
When I spun the rim it made a rustling noise, so
I removed the spoke nipple washers until the sound was gone—
not perfectly, but close enough.
Built.
CX, fully radial outpoke lacing.
The choice of CX—considering the slitted holes and spoke weight distribution—
wasn't my suggestion but the customer's request.
They've got a pretty solid wheel philosophy. Hehehehe.