Back to wheels today (you know the drill).
I received a 16-inch WO aluminum rim wheel for Brompton from a customer.
The front hub is a Shutter Precision dynamo hub,
but since it's for Brompton, the over-locknut dimension isn't
100mm—it's 74mm instead.
There's a cable terminal on the right side of the hub,
so the right flange is narrower—an ochoco-equipped hub.
This does result in unequal spoke tension left and right,
but it's far better than a non-ochoco hub where you'd have to compromise to the narrower dimension.
The same logic applies to single-threaded fixed-gear hubs with ochoco.
Basically, ensuring proper flange width is more critical for lateral stiffness
than trying to balance spoke tension perfectly.
All laced up.
The rim is the same one as the rear wheel from last time, but with standard spoke hole alignment.
20H black leader outpoke radial build.
Before the rebuild it had CN spokes, 14-gauge plain,
so the gauge was identical, but I didn't reuse them.
The new rim is taller than the old one,
which means the spokes would need to be shorter.
Plain spokes can be cut to any length, so reuse wouldn't be impossible,
but since these aren't DT or Sapim spokes
and the spokes themselves are also on loan from the customer,
I used fresh new ones.
I received a 16-inch WO aluminum rim wheel for Brompton from a customer.
The front hub is a Shutter Precision dynamo hub,
but since it's for Brompton, the over-locknut dimension isn't
100mm—it's 74mm instead.
There's a cable terminal on the right side of the hub,
so the right flange is narrower—an ochoco-equipped hub.
This does result in unequal spoke tension left and right,
but it's far better than a non-ochoco hub where you'd have to compromise to the narrower dimension.
The same logic applies to single-threaded fixed-gear hubs with ochoco.
Basically, ensuring proper flange width is more critical for lateral stiffness
than trying to balance spoke tension perfectly.
All laced up.
The rim is the same one as the rear wheel from last time, but with standard spoke hole alignment.
20H black leader outpoke radial build.
Before the rebuild it had CN spokes, 14-gauge plain,
so the gauge was identical, but I didn't reuse them.
The new rim is taller than the old one,
which means the spokes would need to be shorter.
Plain spokes can be cut to any length, so reuse wouldn't be impossible,
but since these aren't DT or Sapim spokes
and the spokes themselves are also on loan from the customer,
I used fresh new ones.