Another wheel day (and so on).
Built the front wheel for Nomu Lab Wheel #5.
Evo Lite hub, 20H, black CX-RAY outpoke radial lace.
I use an odd-numbered spoke length in millimeters for this,
but the Sapim CX-RAY wholesaler only stocks
even-numbered lengths in 2mm increments,
so I have to cut at least 1mm off even from the nearest available length.
That said, CX-RAY tends to run shorter than the nominal length,
so when you go to cut 1mm, sometimes the blade glances off or cuts about 1mm—pretty inconsistent either way. What's for sure is that
20 CX-RAY spokes I've cut myself
have way less individual length variation
than 20 off-the-shelf CX-RAY spokes.
Anyway, the wholesaler's black CX-RAY stock is basically wiped out across the board.
The nearest length I need, plus 2mm, plus another 2mm—all completely gone.
Anything beyond that 2mm more is outside what I can safely cut down to.
We've got enough stock here at the shop to get by until the wholesaler's next shipment.
I've learned from painful past mistakes, believe me.
Today I picked up the last 6 pieces of 286mm and the last 64 pieces of 300mm from the wholesaler's stock,
but seriously, let's not take advantage of the wholesaler's goodwill—buy in 20-piece units, man.
If I'd gone with 60 pieces of 300mm, I'd have 4 left over looking pitiful, so I grabbed all 64.
↑This one I'm cutting down from 4mm longer than the nearest length,
but I think it's best not to trim the plain section any further by another 2mm.
Built the front wheel for Nomu Lab Wheel #5.
Evo Lite hub, 20H, black CX-RAY outpoke radial lace.
I use an odd-numbered spoke length in millimeters for this,
but the Sapim CX-RAY wholesaler only stocks
even-numbered lengths in 2mm increments,
so I have to cut at least 1mm off even from the nearest available length.
That said, CX-RAY tends to run shorter than the nominal length,
so when you go to cut 1mm, sometimes the blade glances off or cuts about 1mm—pretty inconsistent either way. What's for sure is that
20 CX-RAY spokes I've cut myself
have way less individual length variation
than 20 off-the-shelf CX-RAY spokes.
Anyway, the wholesaler's black CX-RAY stock is basically wiped out across the board.
The nearest length I need, plus 2mm, plus another 2mm—all completely gone.
Anything beyond that 2mm more is outside what I can safely cut down to.
We've got enough stock here at the shop to get by until the wholesaler's next shipment.
I've learned from painful past mistakes, believe me.
Today I picked up the last 6 pieces of 286mm and the last 64 pieces of 300mm from the wholesaler's stock,
but seriously, let's not take advantage of the wholesaler's goodwill—buy in 20-piece units, man.
If I'd gone with 60 pieces of 300mm, I'd have 4 left over looking pitiful, so I grabbed all 64.
↑This one I'm cutting down from 4mm longer than the nearest length,
but I think it's best not to trim the plain section any further by another 2mm.