Another day, another wheel (and so on).
A customer dropped off a front wheel built with AL22W rim.
Since it's a disc brake spec rim side,
it's technically Nomo Lab Wheel #8.
Something I built back in the day.
The hub is an HB-M975 with 32 holes, full comp laced, no tie-and-glue.
A quick-release XTRA hub is pretty rare these days, but...
The customer wants to rebuild it with a Fillwood front disc hub.
The oddly blue color in the center of the hub shell is...
...because protective tape was stuck on it.
There was a mysterious sticker on the rim.
It wasn't something I applied myself.
It was positioned where it would interfere with wheel building, so...
Something I rarely do—I reapplied it fresh.
I pulled out only the right side inpokes from the original wheel.
They show that characteristic neck deformation beneath the head.
Reusing spokes as much as possible is
something the customer also wanted.
I transferred the right side inpokes after shortening them.
The Fillwood hub has a larger flange diameter,
so the spoke length becomes shorter.
DT Competition spokes have a longer 2.0mm threaded section,
so spoke reuse is highly likely.
If they were Sapim Race spokes with the same 2.0-1.8-2.0mm butting,
reuse probably wouldn't have been possible.
Next I pulled out the outpokes.
The deformation of outpokes is
hard to spot since it doesn't differ much from brand new.
I transferred the right side outpokes.
Next I transferred the left side inpokes.
At this point, the relationship between inpokes and outpokes
was proven unchanged before and after the rebuild,
so I'll skip ahead.
All built.
Same as before the rebuild—radial reverse Italian laced, no tie-and-glue.
As for the disc rotor lock ring,
I'm unclear whether it's meant to be turned with a spoon wrench
or if there's a dedicated tool for the outer spline.
However, I checked and the thread pitch is the same as centerlock spec.
This lock ring reminds me of PMP hub ones.
Here's a PMP rear hub for reference.
This lock ring has four holes that aren't sized for a spoon wrench grip,
so a dedicated tool is required.
Moreover, whether the freebody is Shimano or Campagnolo,
neither standard's lock ring threads fit this hub—
it's a proprietary piece for this hub alone.
A customer dropped off a front wheel built with AL22W rim.
Since it's a disc brake spec rim side,
it's technically Nomo Lab Wheel #8.
Something I built back in the day.
The hub is an HB-M975 with 32 holes, full comp laced, no tie-and-glue.
A quick-release XTRA hub is pretty rare these days, but...
The customer wants to rebuild it with a Fillwood front disc hub.
The oddly blue color in the center of the hub shell is...
...because protective tape was stuck on it.
There was a mysterious sticker on the rim.
It wasn't something I applied myself.
It was positioned where it would interfere with wheel building, so...
Something I rarely do—I reapplied it fresh.
I pulled out only the right side inpokes from the original wheel.
They show that characteristic neck deformation beneath the head.
Reusing spokes as much as possible is
something the customer also wanted.
I transferred the right side inpokes after shortening them.
The Fillwood hub has a larger flange diameter,
so the spoke length becomes shorter.
DT Competition spokes have a longer 2.0mm threaded section,
so spoke reuse is highly likely.
If they were Sapim Race spokes with the same 2.0-1.8-2.0mm butting,
reuse probably wouldn't have been possible.
Next I pulled out the outpokes.
The deformation of outpokes is
hard to spot since it doesn't differ much from brand new.
I transferred the right side outpokes.
Next I transferred the left side inpokes.
At this point, the relationship between inpokes and outpokes
was proven unchanged before and after the rebuild,
so I'll skip ahead.
All built.
Same as before the rebuild—radial reverse Italian laced, no tie-and-glue.
As for the disc rotor lock ring,
I'm unclear whether it's meant to be turned with a spoon wrench
or if there's a dedicated tool for the outer spline.
However, I checked and the thread pitch is the same as centerlock spec.
This lock ring reminds me of PMP hub ones.
Here's a PMP rear hub for reference.
This lock ring has four holes that aren't sized for a spoon wrench grip,
so a dedicated tool is required.
Moreover, whether the freebody is Shimano or Campagnolo,
neither standard's lock ring threads fit this hub—
it's a proprietary piece for this hub alone.