Another wheel day (and so on).
Yesterday, in the other
Continental wheel bag
there was a CL50 for rim brakes, but
this is a different case altogether—
not a CL for rim brakes, but a CLX50.
Rebuilt it.
Before (black Aero Lite)
After (black CX Sprint)
I was told I could replace the bearings if they were damaged enough to warrant it,
but they weren't worn enough to need replacement.
Since it's a quick-release hub, not a through-axle,
there's less risk of damaging it anyway.
The CL has brass nipples and the CLX has aluminum nipples.
If all the spokes are reusable, I reuse them.
I reused them this time too.
As for the original spokes,
one was bent.
The deformation was mostly side-to-side rather than front-to-back,
so if I were to carefully straighten it and build the wheel with this set of spokes,
I'd never be able to tell which spoke was the bent one afterward.
Yesterday, in the other
Continental wheel bag
there was a CL50 for rim brakes, but
this is a different case altogether—
not a CL for rim brakes, but a CLX50.
Rebuilt it.
Before (black Aero Lite)
After (black CX Sprint)
I was told I could replace the bearings if they were damaged enough to warrant it,
but they weren't worn enough to need replacement.
Since it's a quick-release hub, not a through-axle,
there's less risk of damaging it anyway.
The CL has brass nipples and the CLX has aluminum nipples.
If all the spokes are reusable, I reuse them.
I reused them this time too.
As for the original spokes,
one was bent.
The deformation was mostly side-to-side rather than front-to-back,
so if I were to carefully straighten it and build the wheel with this set of spokes,
I'd never be able to tell which spoke was the bent one afterward.