I've taken in a Reynolds rear wheel for centering work.
Though to be fair, there's nothing actually wrong with this wheel.
The issue is that I converted the DT hub's freebody to Shimano 11-speed,
and this type requires replacing the freebody and right endcap as a set.
The same applies to Tni's Evo hubs when switching between Campagnolo and Shimano compatibility—
when you replace the right endcap as a unit, the hub's overlock nut dimension changes,
which throws off the wheel's center alignment.
I've confirmed the wheel was perfectly centered before the freebody swap.
Anyone else who's swapped a DT freebody on a DT hub should watch out for this.
Anyway, it looks like Reynolds has dropped the half-competition wheel setup.
At least on this model they have.
Earlier versions of this same model definitely had a competition freebody side.
Now it's Aero Lite on both sides. The spoke diameter is the same left and right too.
When centering, since the right endcap plus freebody is longer than before,
I had to either tighten the freebody side or loosen the non-freebody side—
I mainly went with tightening the freebody side.
The flat section of the spokes was easy to grab during that process, which actually helped.
Anyway, about the title saying "Farewell, Comrade"—
Reynolds' intended effect with the left-right different-diameter spokes
and my own thinking about it may not be quite the same.
Though to be fair, there's nothing actually wrong with this wheel.
The issue is that I converted the DT hub's freebody to Shimano 11-speed,
and this type requires replacing the freebody and right endcap as a set.
The same applies to Tni's Evo hubs when switching between Campagnolo and Shimano compatibility—
when you replace the right endcap as a unit, the hub's overlock nut dimension changes,
which throws off the wheel's center alignment.
I've confirmed the wheel was perfectly centered before the freebody swap.
Anyone else who's swapped a DT freebody on a DT hub should watch out for this.
Anyway, it looks like Reynolds has dropped the half-competition wheel setup.
At least on this model they have.
Earlier versions of this same model definitely had a competition freebody side.
Now it's Aero Lite on both sides. The spoke diameter is the same left and right too.
When centering, since the right endcap plus freebody is longer than before,
I had to either tighten the freebody side or loosen the non-freebody side—
I mainly went with tightening the freebody side.
The flat section of the spokes was easy to grab during that process, which actually helped.
Anyway, about the title saying "Farewell, Comrade"—
Reynolds' intended effect with the left-right different-diameter spokes
and my own thinking about it may not be quite the same.