Another day of wheel building (abbreviated from here on).
A customer brought in a front wheel from a WH-R8170-C36-TL.
Apparently this was one they managed to snag right before the price increase last year.
So they're requesting to rebuild this front wheel using a DT rear hub.
Built it.
DT 240 hub, 24-hole, black half-comp, JIS 4-cross lacing.
Will true the wheel later.
Going back in time a bit,
the ratchet EXP that had become single-pawl driven—
the new DT hub's flange is angled
to follow the spoke trajectory more closely.
The spoke hole inner diameter isn't as small as on Dura-Ace or Chris King hubs
(those won't fit 13-gauge spokes),
but because the flange is thicker,
it seems to reduce the risk of spoke nipple breakage compared to other hubs.
before
after
Wow, what a sinfully cool-looking build...hehehehe
A customer brought in a front wheel from a WH-R8170-C36-TL.
Apparently this was one they managed to snag right before the price increase last year.
So they're requesting to rebuild this front wheel using a DT rear hub.
Built it.
DT 240 hub, 24-hole, black half-comp, JIS 4-cross lacing.
Will true the wheel later.
Going back in time a bit,
the ratchet EXP that had become single-pawl driven—
the new DT hub's flange is angled
to follow the spoke trajectory more closely.
The spoke hole inner diameter isn't as small as on Dura-Ace or Chris King hubs
(those won't fit 13-gauge spokes),
but because the flange is thicker,
it seems to reduce the risk of spoke nipple breakage compared to other hubs.
before
after
Wow, what a sinfully cool-looking build...