Wheels again today (and so on).
A customer brought in a front wheel built with a Mavic Ksyrium SL Reflexlite rim.
HB-M985, 32H, full CX-RAY, reverse Italian laced.
It's a wheel that was used for cyclocross, but the frameset changed from quick-release to thru-axle spec,
so the customer wants the hub replaced.
The spoke lengths are on the short side for both sides,
but I decided to reuse the spokes on the non-rotor-mount side.
You can see in the image above that the spoke extending straight down from the center is bent,
↑When you release the tension, it looks like this.
I won't reuse this one.
I extracted only the inpokes from the original hub.
Since rim cement and such are stuck on them, I clean them thoroughly first
and then transfer them as inpokes to the next hub.
I do the same with the outpokes.
Built.
HB-R7070, 32H, full CX-RAY, reverse Italian laced.
I'll do the lacing (wiring) later.
By the way, I'm also swapping out Sapim 14mm silver aluminum nipples
for DT 12mm silver aluminum nipples.
↑Rotor mount side / left side / new spokes
↑Non-rotor mount side / right side / reused spokes
↑Rotor mount side / left side / new spokes
↑Non-rotor mount side / right side / reused spokes
In the original configuration, the spoke end didn't quite reach the slot in the nipple,
but since they'll be under more tension than before, I figured the slot should reach,
so I reused the spokes.
I considered using CX Sprint for the new spokes on the rotor mount side,
but with 32 holes and after lacing, I figured it'll work out,
so I went with full CX-RAY this time.
There have been cases where round spokes in a half-comp four-spoke build on a front wheel
interfere with the Sram disc brake body,
but with half CX Sprint, the flattened shape
makes it possible to avoid that interference.
A customer brought in a front wheel built with a Mavic Ksyrium SL Reflexlite rim.
HB-M985, 32H, full CX-RAY, reverse Italian laced.
It's a wheel that was used for cyclocross, but the frameset changed from quick-release to thru-axle spec,
so the customer wants the hub replaced.
The spoke lengths are on the short side for both sides,
but I decided to reuse the spokes on the non-rotor-mount side.
You can see in the image above that the spoke extending straight down from the center is bent,
↑When you release the tension, it looks like this.
I won't reuse this one.
I extracted only the inpokes from the original hub.
Since rim cement and such are stuck on them, I clean them thoroughly first
and then transfer them as inpokes to the next hub.
I do the same with the outpokes.
Built.
HB-R7070, 32H, full CX-RAY, reverse Italian laced.
I'll do the lacing (wiring) later.
By the way, I'm also swapping out Sapim 14mm silver aluminum nipples
for DT 12mm silver aluminum nipples.
↑Rotor mount side / left side / new spokes
↑Non-rotor mount side / right side / reused spokes
↑Rotor mount side / left side / new spokes
↑Non-rotor mount side / right side / reused spokes
In the original configuration, the spoke end didn't quite reach the slot in the nipple,
but since they'll be under more tension than before, I figured the slot should reach,
so I reused the spokes.
I considered using CX Sprint for the new spokes on the rotor mount side,
but with 32 holes and after lacing, I figured it'll work out,
so I went with full CX-RAY this time.
There have been cases where round spokes in a half-comp four-spoke build on a front wheel
interfere with the Sram disc brake body,
but with half CX Sprint, the flattened shape
makes it possible to avoid that interference.