Another day of wheel building (and so on).
I built a front wheel with a HUNT rim.
For more on HUNT, please check here.
The rim model name is... not this one
It's a rim called Aero Lite Disc.
It's not an offset rim.
I have two 24H rims on loan from a customer for both front and rear wheels, but
I'm worried about making a mistake like "accidentally building the front wheel with the offset rim without realizing one of them was actually offset,"
so I checked before building.
The rim seam finish is
fairly careful.
Even on Mavic's Open Pro and Ksyrium rims
(due to the fact that they use welding),
the rim seams aren't clean, so they're hidden with stickers.
ALEXRIMS rims in general tend to have sloppy seam finishes
with noticeable steps, and compared to Kinlin rims in the same price range,
they're clearly inferior in this regard — which is one reason
we don't use aluminum rims from this brand on Noma Lab wheels
(apart from supply stability and other factors).
In the case of ALEXRIMS, when it comes to disc brake rims,
whether the lack of a brake zone becomes an excuse,
the steps become even worse, and you see complete wheels where
you wonder how on earth they managed to build them
with rims having such poor seam precision.
Tubeless-ready rims with a clear hump
have strong tire bead grip, and
even if sealant is practically essential anyway,
they seem to have a tendency to resist air leaks.
Though the "bang!" sound when the bead seats is startling.
DT240S Fifteen hub — though I should say
the front hub that's already had its endcaps swapped for 12mm thru-axle
24H, black half-comp, 46 reverse Italian lacing, black aluminum nipples.
Spoke wrapping will be done later.
This front hub has a very subtle high-low flange,
and that high-low difference is apparently twice that of a Dura-Ace rear hub!
Well, that's one way to put it —
the 9000 rear hub has a difference of 1mm between left and right flange hole centers (44/45mm),
while this front hub has 2mm difference (44/42mm).
It's like saying the temperature doubled when it went from 1°C to 2°C.
I built a front wheel with a HUNT rim.
For more on HUNT, please check here.
The rim model name is... not this one
It's a rim called Aero Lite Disc.
It's not an offset rim.
I have two 24H rims on loan from a customer for both front and rear wheels, but
I'm worried about making a mistake like "accidentally building the front wheel with the offset rim without realizing one of them was actually offset,"
so I checked before building.
The rim seam finish is
fairly careful.
Even on Mavic's Open Pro and Ksyrium rims
(due to the fact that they use welding),
the rim seams aren't clean, so they're hidden with stickers.
ALEXRIMS rims in general tend to have sloppy seam finishes
with noticeable steps, and compared to Kinlin rims in the same price range,
they're clearly inferior in this regard — which is one reason
we don't use aluminum rims from this brand on Noma Lab wheels
(apart from supply stability and other factors).
In the case of ALEXRIMS, when it comes to disc brake rims,
whether the lack of a brake zone becomes an excuse,
the steps become even worse, and you see complete wheels where
you wonder how on earth they managed to build them
with rims having such poor seam precision.
Tubeless-ready rims with a clear hump
have strong tire bead grip, and
even if sealant is practically essential anyway,
they seem to have a tendency to resist air leaks.
Though the "bang!" sound when the bead seats is startling.
DT240S Fifteen hub — though I should say
the front hub that's already had its endcaps swapped for 12mm thru-axle
24H, black half-comp, 46 reverse Italian lacing, black aluminum nipples.
Spoke wrapping will be done later.
This front hub has a very subtle high-low flange,
and that high-low difference is apparently twice that of a Dura-Ace rear hub!
Well, that's one way to put it —
the 9000 rear hub has a difference of 1mm between left and right flange hole centers (44/45mm),
while this front hub has 2mm difference (44/42mm).
It's like saying the temperature doubled when it went from 1°C to 2°C.