Another day with wheels (and so on).
I received a front wheel built with an AL22W from a customer.
Since it's a disc brake-spec rim,
it's technically a Nomu Lab Wheel No. 8.
This is one I built back in the day.
The hub is an HB-M975 32-hole, built entirely in a competition four-cross lacing pattern with no wire connections.
A quick-release XTUR hub like this is quite precious these days, but
The customer wanted it rebuilt into a Filwood front disc hub.
The mysteriously blue color in the center of the hub shell is
because protective tape was applied to it.
There was a mysterious sticker on the rim.
It wasn't something I put on myself.
Since it was in a position that would interfere with wheel building,
I did something I rarely do—I repositioned it.
I removed only the right-side Nupoke spokes from the original wheel.
They show the characteristic deformation just below the elbow typical of Nupoke spokes.
Reusing spokes as much as possible is
also what the customer requested.
I transferred the right-side Nupoke spokes, cutting them to length.
Since the Filwood hub has a larger flange diameter,
the spoke length becomes shorter.
DT Competition spokes have a longer 2.0mm section on the threaded end,
so there's a high possibility of reusing the spokes.
If these were Sapim Race spokes with the same 2.0-1.8-2.0mm butting,
reuse would likely have been impossible.
Next, I removed the counter-Nupoke spokes.
The deformation of counter-Nupoke spokes
doesn't differ much compared to new ones, so it's hard to tell.
I transferred the right-side counter-Nupoke spokes.
Next, I transferred the left-side Nupoke spokes.
At this point, I had confirmed that the relationship between Nupoke and counter-Nupoke spokes
remained unchanged before and after the rebuild,
so I'll skip the rest of the details.
It's built.
Like before the rebuild, it's a four-cross reverse Italian lacing pattern with no wire connections.
The disc rotor lockring that came with it
was unclear—whether it's turned with a pin spanner or uses a dedicated tool to grip the splines on the outer edge.
However, after investigating, the thread specification turned out to be the same as centerlock.
This lockring reminds me of the one on PMP hubs.
For reference, here's a PMP rear hub.
This lockring has four holes that aren't sized for a pin spanner to grip,
so a dedicated tool is necessary.
Moreover, whether the freewheel body is for Shimano or Campagnolo,
the thread diameter doesn't match either standard's original lockring specifications—
it's a proprietary part specific to this hub.
I received a front wheel built with an AL22W from a customer.
Since it's a disc brake-spec rim,
it's technically a Nomu Lab Wheel No. 8.
This is one I built back in the day.
The hub is an HB-M975 32-hole, built entirely in a competition four-cross lacing pattern with no wire connections.
A quick-release XTUR hub like this is quite precious these days, but
The customer wanted it rebuilt into a Filwood front disc hub.
The mysteriously blue color in the center of the hub shell is
because protective tape was applied to it.
There was a mysterious sticker on the rim.
It wasn't something I put on myself.
Since it was in a position that would interfere with wheel building,
I did something I rarely do—I repositioned it.
I removed only the right-side Nupoke spokes from the original wheel.
They show the characteristic deformation just below the elbow typical of Nupoke spokes.
Reusing spokes as much as possible is
also what the customer requested.
I transferred the right-side Nupoke spokes, cutting them to length.
Since the Filwood hub has a larger flange diameter,
the spoke length becomes shorter.
DT Competition spokes have a longer 2.0mm section on the threaded end,
so there's a high possibility of reusing the spokes.
If these were Sapim Race spokes with the same 2.0-1.8-2.0mm butting,
reuse would likely have been impossible.
Next, I removed the counter-Nupoke spokes.
The deformation of counter-Nupoke spokes
doesn't differ much compared to new ones, so it's hard to tell.
I transferred the right-side counter-Nupoke spokes.
Next, I transferred the left-side Nupoke spokes.
At this point, I had confirmed that the relationship between Nupoke and counter-Nupoke spokes
remained unchanged before and after the rebuild,
so I'll skip the rest of the details.
It's built.
Like before the rebuild, it's a four-cross reverse Italian lacing pattern with no wire connections.
The disc rotor lockring that came with it
was unclear—whether it's turned with a pin spanner or uses a dedicated tool to grip the splines on the outer edge.
However, after investigating, the thread specification turned out to be the same as centerlock.
This lockring reminds me of the one on PMP hubs.
For reference, here's a PMP rear hub.
This lockring has four holes that aren't sized for a pin spanner to grip,
so a dedicated tool is necessary.
Moreover, whether the freewheel body is for Shimano or Campagnolo,
the thread diameter doesn't match either standard's original lockring specifications—
it's a proprietary part specific to this hub.