Another day of wheel work (details omitted).
I received a rear wheel from a Rovāru CL50 for service.
It's CL, not CLX —an oddly specific cost-cutting measure that doesn't make much sense
built with round spokes.
DT hub, 21H, all-black Campagnolo T-head, straight-pull, 2:1 lacing.
The wheel center was actually true.
Until I actually put a truing gauge on it,
I thought it was off-center toward the non-freewheel side.
The amount of spoke deformation on the freewheel side
(quite large for a 2:1 laced rear wheel)
seemed inexplicable otherwise.
Rebuilt it.
Black CX-RAY / CX Sprint in reverse different-diameter lacing.
I'll do the freewheel side lacing later.
The weight tape on the rim is fine, but
in addition to that, there are fuzzy sheets applied at every 90° phase—four pieces per side.
I asked the customer about the purpose of these when I picked up the wheel,
but I've forgotten what they said.
From my perspective, having these materials limits where
I can position the truing gauge when building the wheel, which is a bit annoying.
I received a rear wheel from a Rovāru CL50 for service.
It's CL, not CLX —
built with round spokes.
DT hub, 21H, all-black Campagnolo T-head, straight-pull, 2:1 lacing.
The wheel center was actually true.
Until I actually put a truing gauge on it,
I thought it was off-center toward the non-freewheel side.
The amount of spoke deformation on the freewheel side
(quite large for a 2:1 laced rear wheel)
seemed inexplicable otherwise.
Rebuilt it.
Black CX-RAY / CX Sprint in reverse different-diameter lacing.
I'll do the freewheel side lacing later.
The weight tape on the rim is fine, but
in addition to that, there are fuzzy sheets applied at every 90° phase—four pieces per side.
I asked the customer about the purpose of these when I picked up the wheel,
but I've forgotten what they said.
From my perspective, having these materials limits where
I can position the truing gauge when building the wheel, which is a bit annoying.