Another day, another wheel (and so on).
A customer left me with front and rear wheels for a CLX32 rim brake setup.
They're from a customer I'd previously rebuilt front and rear wheels for on a Rovaall CLX50 disc brake setup—they sent this stuff without asking permission, but anyway, permission or not aside...
Since the CLX has a low rim height, the CX Sprint spokes needed for rebuilding aren't 270mm—they need to be 310mm instead.
When these wheels first arrived, the delivery date for black CX Sprint straight spokes was uncertain, so I was planning to contact the customer about the unclear timeline, but fortunately the other day the exact spokes I needed came in stock.
Built.
Black CX Sprint, 16H, forced radial lacing. The original state—32mm height with 16H and all that—reminds me of some manufacturer that ignores the opinions of lower-level staff who insist "except for the cheapest neck-breaking spoke models, rim brake front wheels must be 16H regardless of rim height!" They've got poor communication and a closed-minded corporate culture, and their wheel department folks aren't particularly bright either. That said, their latest disc brake models have improved considerably.Though I still get rebuild requests from them.
The CL/CLX50 has substantial measured weight data for both rim brake and disc brake rims, but there's no significant weight difference based on brake type. So the disc brake rim differs only in spoke hole count, hole positioning, and brake zone finishing—or rather, they weren't originally designed as disc brake "specific" rims to begin with. If there were a through-axle frame that offered rim brake as an option (which actually exists in small numbers), it would be at your own risk, but you could use a CL/CLX50 disc brake wheel with rim brakes.
I measured the actual weight of this CLX32, and it was about what you'd expect if you kept the CL/CLX50's height-to-weight ratio and just lowered the rim height. And compared to the Alpinist CLX (not II) with nearly the same 33mm rim height, it was considerably heavier, so I realized the Alpinist CLX is designed with thinner sections throughout, optimized for disc brake use and light weight.
What's that? You want to know the actual rim weight on the CLX32?
No way I'm telling you that.
Just be satisfied knowing it's heavier than the Alpinist CLX.
↑What is this guy, seriously the worst vibe
Sorry for the wait! I usually draw fresh each time, but this one's a reuse from yesterday! Anyway...
Please take a look at this image!
↑Stop it!
A customer left me with front and rear wheels for a CLX32 rim brake setup.
They're from a customer I'd previously rebuilt front and rear wheels for on a Rovaall CLX50 disc brake setup—they sent this stuff without asking permission, but anyway, permission or not aside...
Since the CLX has a low rim height, the CX Sprint spokes needed for rebuilding aren't 270mm—they need to be 310mm instead.
When these wheels first arrived, the delivery date for black CX Sprint straight spokes was uncertain, so I was planning to contact the customer about the unclear timeline, but fortunately the other day the exact spokes I needed came in stock.
Built.
Black CX Sprint, 16H, forced radial lacing. The original state—32mm height with 16H and all that—reminds me of some manufacturer that ignores the opinions of lower-level staff who insist "except for the cheapest neck-breaking spoke models, rim brake front wheels must be 16H regardless of rim height!" They've got poor communication and a closed-minded corporate culture, and their wheel department folks aren't particularly bright either. That said, their latest disc brake models have improved considerably.
The CL/CLX50 has substantial measured weight data for both rim brake and disc brake rims, but there's no significant weight difference based on brake type. So the disc brake rim differs only in spoke hole count, hole positioning, and brake zone finishing—or rather, they weren't originally designed as disc brake "specific" rims to begin with. If there were a through-axle frame that offered rim brake as an option (which actually exists in small numbers), it would be at your own risk, but you could use a CL/CLX50 disc brake wheel with rim brakes.
I measured the actual weight of this CLX32, and it was about what you'd expect if you kept the CL/CLX50's height-to-weight ratio and just lowered the rim height. And compared to the Alpinist CLX (not II) with nearly the same 33mm rim height, it was considerably heavier, so I realized the Alpinist CLX is designed with thinner sections throughout, optimized for disc brake use and light weight.
What's that? You want to know the actual rim weight on the CLX32?
No way I'm telling you that.
Just be satisfied knowing it's heavier than the Alpinist CLX.
↑What is this guy, seriously the worst vibe
Sorry for the wait! I usually draw fresh each time, but this one's a reuse from yesterday! Anyway...
Please take a look at this image!
↑Stop it!