Another day, another wheel (long story).
A customer dropped off the front wheel from Nomu Lab Wheel #1.
One spoke is broken.
I actually just replaced spokes on this wheel the other day.
But the broken one now isn't the one I replaced recently
(you can tell by the dirt buildup).
When spokes start breaking in quick succession like this, it usually develops into a pattern where more keep breaking,
so I decided to replace all the spokes.
I don't keep detailed records of every wheel I've built,
but this customer is someone I've known for a long time,
so I'm familiar with their usage history and general riding frequency.
This person is almost certainly in the top five heaviest users of Nomu Lab Wheel #1.
The hub is a Ritchey hub, and it's had bearing replacements before.
Looking at it now, I can see wear damage, so I decided to replace the hub too.
I'm swapping it out for an Evo lite hub.
The Evo lite front hub in 20H and the rear 24H with Shimano freebody
are out of stock at the distributor, and we're nearly out at the shop too.
I plan to keep the last few rear hubs for parts, but
the front hub won't be a problem even if stock hits zero.
Done.
Evo lite hub, 20H, black CX-RAY outpoke radial lacing.
All spokes have been replaced with new ones.
I'd planned to reuse just the rim,
but when I laid the disassembled pieces on a glass surface plate,
it had a slight bend, so I swapped that out too.
The upshot is I've replaced the rim, nipples, spokes, and hub—everything from the original wheel.
This is less Ship of Theseus and more a complete new-build,
but the conceptual ownership—"Nomu Lab Wheel #1 as belonging to the person who owned it before disassembly"—carries forward.
I cut the old spokes after releasing their tension.
I'm curious about the deformation pattern around the spoke elbows, so I'm not throwing them away yet.
Since I built this with completely new materials,
I could have just written "Built the front wheel for Nomu Lab Wheel #1"
without mentioning the history,
but the bent rim wasn't apparent until I took it apart,
and I'm using this post as notification to the customer anyway,
so technically it counts as a "rebuild."
A customer dropped off the front wheel from Nomu Lab Wheel #1.
One spoke is broken.
I actually just replaced spokes on this wheel the other day.
But the broken one now isn't the one I replaced recently
(you can tell by the dirt buildup).
When spokes start breaking in quick succession like this, it usually develops into a pattern where more keep breaking,
so I decided to replace all the spokes.
I don't keep detailed records of every wheel I've built,
but this customer is someone I've known for a long time,
so I'm familiar with their usage history and general riding frequency.
This person is almost certainly in the top five heaviest users of Nomu Lab Wheel #1.
The hub is a Ritchey hub, and it's had bearing replacements before.
Looking at it now, I can see wear damage, so I decided to replace the hub too.
I'm swapping it out for an Evo lite hub.
The Evo lite front hub in 20H and the rear 24H with Shimano freebody
are out of stock at the distributor, and we're nearly out at the shop too.
I plan to keep the last few rear hubs for parts, but
the front hub won't be a problem even if stock hits zero.
Done.
Evo lite hub, 20H, black CX-RAY outpoke radial lacing.
All spokes have been replaced with new ones.
I'd planned to reuse just the rim,
but when I laid the disassembled pieces on a glass surface plate,
it had a slight bend, so I swapped that out too.
The upshot is I've replaced the rim, nipples, spokes, and hub—everything from the original wheel.
This is less Ship of Theseus and more a complete new-build,
but the conceptual ownership—"Nomu Lab Wheel #1 as belonging to the person who owned it before disassembly"—carries forward.
I cut the old spokes after releasing their tension.
I'm curious about the deformation pattern around the spoke elbows, so I'm not throwing them away yet.
Since I built this with completely new materials,
I could have just written "Built the front wheel for Nomu Lab Wheel #1"
without mentioning the history,
but the bent rim wasn't apparent until I took it apart,
and I'm using this post as notification to the customer anyway,
so technically it counts as a "rebuild."