Another day, another wheel build (you know how it goes).
Built up a rear wheel using the rear-specific SES4.5 rim.
SES (Smart Envy System) is this pushy specification where
Smart insists on only offering specific combinations of spoke hole count and rim depth—
no flexibility whatsoever.
For SES4.5, that means a 48mm deep 20H rim for the front
and a 56mm deep 24H rim for the rear.
You could technically build a front wheel with the rear rim,
but normally, nobody does that.
Chris King R45 hub, 24H, black anodized, half-comp lacing, 1.8mm spokes throughout with lock nipples.
Now for something separate—
built a front wheel using the front-specific SES4.5 rim.
Novatech AS61CB hub, 20H, CX-Ray spokes, straight gauge,
forced radial lacing.
Built up a rear wheel using the rear-specific SES4.5 rim.
SES (Smart Envy System) is this pushy specification where
Smart insists on only offering specific combinations of spoke hole count and rim depth—
no flexibility whatsoever.
For SES4.5, that means a 48mm deep 20H rim for the front
and a 56mm deep 24H rim for the rear.
You could technically build a front wheel with the rear rim,
but normally, nobody does that.
Chris King R45 hub, 24H, black anodized, half-comp lacing, 1.8mm spokes throughout with lock nipples.
Now for something separate—
built a front wheel using the front-specific SES4.5 rim.
Novatech AS61CB hub, 20H, CX-Ray spokes, straight gauge,
forced radial lacing.