Today it's wheels again (and so on).
I rebuilt the rear wheel for an Alex Moulton.
This is a 17-inch rim for a Moulton.
Some of you might recognize it—
the previous spec is (→here).
Back then it had a Record hub, but the customer told me
"The Moulton's rear dropout width is actually 135mm"
so it needed a rebuild. Aargh, what a mess!
Apparently Moulton frames come with either
130mm or 135mm spacing depending on the model.
So, backtracking in the timeline a bit,
I carefully disassembled the wheel and removed the inpokes from the freewheel side,
Since the hub was different, the dimensions changed, but
this was the side where the spokes got shorter, so
after cutting I threaded them as inpokes on the freewheel side.
From that point on I kept transferring them by carefully distinguishing between inpokes and outpokes.
The freewheel-side spokes are 14-gauge plain,
and the non-freewheel side are 15-gauge plain,
so the nipple thread holes are different sizes.
This White Industries hub shell has a
nicely tapered shape with evenly-depth etching—
understated but careful work.
All built.
MI5 hub, 32H, all Champion (14/15-gauge) 4-cross lacing, no reinforcement.
↑Freewheel side
↑Non-freewheel side
The spoke lengths match up perfectly.
The marks on the rim are adhesive residue from the rim tape that was on there before.
I rebuilt the rear wheel for an Alex Moulton.
This is a 17-inch rim for a Moulton.
Some of you might recognize it—
the previous spec is (→here).
Back then it had a Record hub, but the customer told me
"The Moulton's rear dropout width is actually 135mm"
so it needed a rebuild. Aargh, what a mess!
Apparently Moulton frames come with either
130mm or 135mm spacing depending on the model.
So, backtracking in the timeline a bit,
I carefully disassembled the wheel and removed the inpokes from the freewheel side,
Since the hub was different, the dimensions changed, but
this was the side where the spokes got shorter, so
after cutting I threaded them as inpokes on the freewheel side.
From that point on I kept transferring them by carefully distinguishing between inpokes and outpokes.
The freewheel-side spokes are 14-gauge plain,
and the non-freewheel side are 15-gauge plain,
so the nipple thread holes are different sizes.
This White Industries hub shell has a
nicely tapered shape with evenly-depth etching—
understated but careful work.
All built.
MI5 hub, 32H, all Champion (14/15-gauge) 4-cross lacing, no reinforcement.
↑Freewheel side
↑Non-freewheel side
The spoke lengths match up perfectly.
The marks on the rim are adhesive residue from the rim tape that was on there before.