Wheels again today (and so on).
Lately, for some reason I've been building Nomu Lab Wheel No. 2 a lot.
Built the front wheel for Nomu Lab Wheel No. 2.
Tni Revo II hub, 20H, CX-RAY 4-spoke laced.
About this Revo II hub.
First, the Revo hub came out.
The Revo hub had a front 20H and rear 24H spec,
but this 24H was exclusively for 16+8H 2:1 lacing.
Our shop has never stocked this rear hub.
Then the Revo hub was discontinued, and the Revo II hub appeared.
The Revo hub's front hub is sold out, but
the rear hub is still available while stock lasts.
The Revo II hub has a front 20H and rear 24H with equal flange counts,
making it candidate no. 1 as the successor to the Evo Lite hub.
Both front and rear have slightly wider flanges than the Revo hub,
and I've even used the front hub as a replacement for the Evo Lite hub 20H,
but after that, as candidate no. 2 for the Evo Lite successor,
the 660 hub came out, so currently we primarily use that instead.
So the reason I built this wheel with the Revo II hub instead of the 660 hub
is because the customer's preference was for 4-spoke lacing.
↑Bottom of image is 660 hub, top is Revo II hub.
↑660 hub
↑Revo II hub
The 660 hub has thick flanges and a small flange diameter, so
it's not well-suited for tangent lacing
(though it's not something you absolutely can't do).
If this hub were the only option I'd do the 4-spoke lacing with the 660 hub,
but the Revo II hub, which has thinner flanges
and an external taper that follows the inpoke trajectory,
was the choice I made this time.
The 660 hub is slightly wider-flanged than the Revo front hub,
and even slightly wider-flanged than the Revo II front hub,
but considering the balance of factors, I felt the flange dimensions and shape
were more important,
so I went with the Revo II hub.
Lately, for some reason I've been building Nomu Lab Wheel No. 2 a lot.
Built the front wheel for Nomu Lab Wheel No. 2.
Tni Revo II hub, 20H, CX-RAY 4-spoke laced.
About this Revo II hub.
First, the Revo hub came out.
The Revo hub had a front 20H and rear 24H spec,
but this 24H was exclusively for 16+8H 2:1 lacing.
Our shop has never stocked this rear hub.
Then the Revo hub was discontinued, and the Revo II hub appeared.
The Revo hub's front hub is sold out, but
the rear hub is still available while stock lasts.
The Revo II hub has a front 20H and rear 24H with equal flange counts,
making it candidate no. 1 as the successor to the Evo Lite hub.
Both front and rear have slightly wider flanges than the Revo hub,
and I've even used the front hub as a replacement for the Evo Lite hub 20H,
but after that, as candidate no. 2 for the Evo Lite successor,
the 660 hub came out, so currently we primarily use that instead.
So the reason I built this wheel with the Revo II hub instead of the 660 hub
is because the customer's preference was for 4-spoke lacing.
↑Bottom of image is 660 hub, top is Revo II hub.
↑660 hub
↑Revo II hub
The 660 hub has thick flanges and a small flange diameter, so
it's not well-suited for tangent lacing
(though it's not something you absolutely can't do).
If this hub were the only option I'd do the 4-spoke lacing with the 660 hub,
but the Revo II hub, which has thinner flanges
and an external taper that follows the inpoke trajectory,
was the choice I made this time.
The 660 hub is slightly wider-flanged than the Revo front hub,
and even slightly wider-flanged than the Revo II front hub,
but considering the balance of factors, I felt the flange dimensions and shape
were more important,
so I went with the Revo II hub.