Another wheel day (etc.).
Built a front wheel using the rim from Mavic's Helium, the ancestor of the modern complete wheel.
The Helium has an unusual spoke count of 26H for the front wheel,
while the rear uses a non-offset rim with 28H.
There are tubular rim versions and clincher rim versions,
and to put it simply, the clincher version
is basically a red anodized Open Pro rim.
The 28H rear rim can be built into a wheel using a standard 28H hub.
We received this rim on September 24th.
Not last year, but the year before.
The customer is in the same industry broadly speaking, so I'd been putting it off,
but there's a limit to that, so I finally built it.
We'd been saving one of our stock Evolite hubs in 28H for this build.
Black CX-RAY spokes with counter-clockwise radial lacing
and black aluminum nipples.
Choosing "not to go with" red aluminum nipples on this rim is actually a difficult choice,
which is precisely why it's stylish (in my opinion).
On the Helium's standard spec, the nipples are silver brass.
Built a front wheel using the rim from Mavic's Helium, the ancestor of the modern complete wheel.
The Helium has an unusual spoke count of 26H for the front wheel,
while the rear uses a non-offset rim with 28H.
There are tubular rim versions and clincher rim versions,
and to put it simply, the clincher version
is basically a red anodized Open Pro rim.
The 28H rear rim can be built into a wheel using a standard 28H hub.
We received this rim on September 24th.
Not last year, but the year before.
The customer is in the same industry broadly speaking, so I'd been putting it off,
but there's a limit to that, so I finally built it.
We'd been saving one of our stock Evolite hubs in 28H for this build.
Black CX-RAY spokes with counter-clockwise radial lacing
and black aluminum nipples.
Choosing "not to go with" red aluminum nipples on this rim is actually a difficult choice,
which is precisely why it's stylish (in my opinion).
On the Helium's standard spec, the nipples are silver brass.