Another day of wheel... (you know the drill).
A little while back, I built a wheel using a Stans Arch 29-inch rim.
The customer has a 29-inch wheeled MTB,
and we've built wheels with a Crest 29-inch rim for them in the past.
Since the Arch is the second-widest rim after the lightest Crest,
I figured it was either a practice or backup wheel for when they're not using the Crest as their daily driver and saving it for race day,
or maybe for when they want to run slightly wider tires.
But then it turned out
the bike that was supposed to get these Arch wheels
was a 27.5-inch... NOOOOOOOO!!!!
And on top of that, the thing's already had spokes laced on it!!!
Even if the spokes weren't already installed, 29-inch and 27.5-inch are so different that I can't reuse the CX-RAY spokes anyway.
Okay, calm down, calm down. When this happens, you count primes
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89... (※)
※ To the parents:
These are not primes—they're Fibonacci numbers.
So anyway, I sourced a 27.5-inch Arch rim.
↑You can see the difference
Since all the front wheel spokes are CX-RAY,
32 spokes would cost over ¥10,000 in spokes alone.
That's roughly double the cost of the front hub.
If I break down the original wheel, I'd still have the 29-inch Arch rim left over, but
it wouldn't technically be "brand new" anymore, even if unused.
So I figured the better approach would be to keep the 29-inch wheel as-is
and source a new hub separately for the 27.5-inch wheel,
building it independently.
Which means, another day of wheel... (you know the drill).
Front wheel's done.
HB-M8010, 32H, all CX-RAY spokes, 64-hole reverse Italian lacing with spoke bracing lines.
Rear wheel's done too.
FH-M8010, 32H, half-comp 46-hole lacing with spoke bracing lines.
By the way, changing the subject... (※)
We've got a complete wheel here built with the 29-inch Arch rim and an XT hub.
If anyone's interested... would you like to take it off our hands?
※ To the parents:
The subject hasn't changed. Someone please help me.
Update: SOLD. Thank you!
A little while back, I built a wheel using a Stans Arch 29-inch rim.
The customer has a 29-inch wheeled MTB,
and we've built wheels with a Crest 29-inch rim for them in the past.
Since the Arch is the second-widest rim after the lightest Crest,
I figured it was either a practice or backup wheel for when they're not using the Crest as their daily driver and saving it for race day,
or maybe for when they want to run slightly wider tires.
But then it turned out
the bike that was supposed to get these Arch wheels
was a 27.5-inch... NOOOOOOOO!!!!
And on top of that, the thing's already had spokes laced on it!!!
Even if the spokes weren't already installed, 29-inch and 27.5-inch are so different that I can't reuse the CX-RAY spokes anyway.
Okay, calm down, calm down. When this happens, you count primes
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89... (※)
※ To the parents:
These are not primes—they're Fibonacci numbers.
So anyway, I sourced a 27.5-inch Arch rim.
↑You can see the difference
Since all the front wheel spokes are CX-RAY,
32 spokes would cost over ¥10,000 in spokes alone.
That's roughly double the cost of the front hub.
If I break down the original wheel, I'd still have the 29-inch Arch rim left over, but
it wouldn't technically be "brand new" anymore, even if unused.
So I figured the better approach would be to keep the 29-inch wheel as-is
and source a new hub separately for the 27.5-inch wheel,
building it independently.
Which means, another day of wheel... (you know the drill).
Front wheel's done.
HB-M8010, 32H, all CX-RAY spokes, 64-hole reverse Italian lacing with spoke bracing lines.
Rear wheel's done too.
FH-M8010, 32H, half-comp 46-hole lacing with spoke bracing lines.
By the way, changing the subject... (※)
We've got a complete wheel here built with the 29-inch Arch rim and an XT hub.
If anyone's interested... would you like to take it off our hands?
※ To the parents:
The subject hasn't changed. Someone please help me.
Update: SOLD. Thank you!