Another day with wheels (and so on).
Can't write more yet since I can't spoil details.
I'll write about it once I'm able to.
Update:
On Sunday, December 18th, I went to Shintayama for cyclocross.
Writing it that way might make you wonder what
"the non-cyclocross version of Shintayama" is,
but don't think too hard about that.
I built a rear wheel for my watch mentor's cyclocross bike.
If we assume a battery-powered quartz watch without solar charging lasts 3 years,
and I had 10 watches, then subjectively
at a pace of about one watch every 3-4 months
either one would stop or I'd notice
another running low on battery with that 2-second tick.
A while back, I left 4 watches with dead batteries
with my watch mentor for battery replacement.
Two Seikos, a Hamilton, and a Tag Heuer.
This is because someone close to my watch mentor
is a watch repair professional.
When I picked up the watches after the battery changes,
I said I'd pay for the batteries and labor,
but he wouldn't hear it, claiming
he's indebted to me for my usual help.
This exchange happened a few times,
and I told him: alright fine, then I'm going to get my revenge in a really spiteful way,
so brace yourself.
We had an AL22W rim at the shop somehow in my possession
where the anodized coating had been damaged by alkali
and the color was faded, so
I painted it in my watch mentor's personal color
and since he'd mentioned wanting a Molranbon lacing wheel for a while,
I had a wheel built with Molranbon lacing
and went directly to the Shintayama cyclocross event to hand it to him.
My watch mentor said "I can't accept this! I'll pay for it!"
but I flatly refused.
How about that—now you understand the feeling
of being on the receiving end when someone says "I'll pay"
and you respond with "No, no, I couldn't possibly accept payment since I'm indebted to you"!
Plus, in this case, since the rim is used,
my shop, which doesn't have a used goods dealer license, technically can't "sell" it to a customer
on ethical grounds.
Though we could frame it as a personal transaction.
I've told him that if he brings a box of fancy sweets or anything as return thanks,
I'll beat him.
Hard to see with the tire on, but
I didn't paint the outermost edge since
tire levers might be applied there.
The green is spray paint, and the white arabesque pattern is hand-drawn,
then clear-coated multiple times for a thick finish.
At every 90° phase of the rim, I alternated drawing/not drawing the arabesque pattern,
and reversed the draw/no-draw pattern between the left and right sides of the rim.
This isboth because I thought it looks cleaner when spinning,
and because it cuts the drawing labor in half compared to doing the pattern all the way around.
Just the other day I wrote something like "spokes under 2.0mm diameter might be problematic for Molranbon lacing,"
yet I went ahead and used Black Champion/Comp anyway.
At least I did a 4-cross lacing.
But out of habit, I ended up doing Italian lacing,
so there's a good chance I'll later swap the non-freewheel side to Black Champion
and redo it as JIS lacing.
Can't write more yet since I can't spoil details.
I'll write about it once I'm able to.
Update:
On Sunday, December 18th, I went to Shintayama for cyclocross.
Writing it that way might make you wonder what
"the non-cyclocross version of Shintayama" is,
but don't think too hard about that.
I built a rear wheel for my watch mentor's cyclocross bike.
If we assume a battery-powered quartz watch without solar charging lasts 3 years,
and I had 10 watches, then subjectively
at a pace of about one watch every 3-4 months
either one would stop or I'd notice
another running low on battery with that 2-second tick.
A while back, I left 4 watches with dead batteries
with my watch mentor for battery replacement.
Two Seikos, a Hamilton, and a Tag Heuer.
This is because someone close to my watch mentor
is a watch repair professional.
When I picked up the watches after the battery changes,
I said I'd pay for the batteries and labor,
but he wouldn't hear it, claiming
he's indebted to me for my usual help.
This exchange happened a few times,
and I told him: alright fine, then I'm going to get my revenge in a really spiteful way,
so brace yourself.
We had an AL22W rim at the shop somehow in my possession
where the anodized coating had been damaged by alkali
and the color was faded, so
I painted it in my watch mentor's personal color
and since he'd mentioned wanting a Molranbon lacing wheel for a while,
I had a wheel built with Molranbon lacing
and went directly to the Shintayama cyclocross event to hand it to him.
My watch mentor said "I can't accept this! I'll pay for it!"
but I flatly refused.
How about that—now you understand the feeling
of being on the receiving end when someone says "I'll pay"
and you respond with "No, no, I couldn't possibly accept payment since I'm indebted to you"!
Plus, in this case, since the rim is used,
my shop, which doesn't have a used goods dealer license, technically can't "sell" it to a customer
on ethical grounds.
Though we could frame it as a personal transaction.
I've told him that if he brings a box of fancy sweets or anything as return thanks,
I'll beat him.
Hard to see with the tire on, but
I didn't paint the outermost edge since
tire levers might be applied there.
The green is spray paint, and the white arabesque pattern is hand-drawn,
then clear-coated multiple times for a thick finish.
At every 90° phase of the rim, I alternated drawing/not drawing the arabesque pattern,
and reversed the draw/no-draw pattern between the left and right sides of the rim.
This is
and because it cuts the drawing labor in half compared to doing the pattern all the way around
Just the other day I wrote something like "spokes under 2.0mm diameter might be problematic for Molranbon lacing,"
yet I went ahead and used Black Champion/Comp anyway.
At least I did a 4-cross lacing.
But out of habit, I ended up doing Italian lacing,
so there's a good chance I'll later swap the non-freewheel side to Black Champion
and redo it as JIS lacing.