Another wheel day (and so on).
I built the front wheel for Nomu Lab Wheel No. 8.
Duro hub, 24H, black half-CX sprint 64 reverse Italian laced.
I'll do the nipple tightening later.
For details on the Duro hub, please check here.
The front hub is only 3 grams heavier than the Revo Disc hub in its rated weight,
and it's cheaper, so you might think
"Well, why not just use Duro for the front hub?"
But the black anodized finish has a different color and sheen
compared to the Revo Disc hub, and
in terms of dimensions, the Revo Disc hub is
slightly superior.
The biggest reason the Duro can't be a substitute for the Revo Disc hub is
that the Revo Disc hub comes in front 24H only / rear 24H only,
while the Duro hub comes in front 24H only / rear28H only.
Since the Revo Disc hub was significantly delayed,
I contacted several customers with backorders for Nomu Lab Wheel No. 8 saying
"The rear wheel will be 28H, but we can deliver immediately with the Duro hub,"
but everyone said they would "wait for the Revo hub."
The front and rear wheels of Nomu Lab Wheel No. 8 that I built up through yesterday are the same.
If I had built this with the Duro hub,
it would have turned out like the ending of the movie "The Mist"—an "if only I had waited a little longer" result.
This Duro hub Nomu Lab Wheel No. 8 is
an order that made me think I could swap it for the Revo Disc hub,
but based on the customer's body weight and intended use,
having the rear only as 28H works better for them,
so I'm intentionally building it with the Duro hub.
I built the front wheel for Nomu Lab Wheel No. 8.
Duro hub, 24H, black half-CX sprint 64 reverse Italian laced.
I'll do the nipple tightening later.
For details on the Duro hub, please check here.
The front hub is only 3 grams heavier than the Revo Disc hub in its rated weight,
and it's cheaper, so you might think
"Well, why not just use Duro for the front hub?"
But the black anodized finish has a different color and sheen
compared to the Revo Disc hub, and
in terms of dimensions, the Revo Disc hub is
slightly superior.
The biggest reason the Duro can't be a substitute for the Revo Disc hub is
that the Revo Disc hub comes in front 24H only / rear 24H only,
while the Duro hub comes in front 24H only / rear28H only.
Since the Revo Disc hub was significantly delayed,
I contacted several customers with backorders for Nomu Lab Wheel No. 8 saying
"The rear wheel will be 28H, but we can deliver immediately with the Duro hub,"
but everyone said they would "wait for the Revo hub."
The front and rear wheels of Nomu Lab Wheel No. 8 that I built up through yesterday are the same.
If I had built this with the Duro hub,
it would have turned out like the ending of the movie "The Mist"—an "if only I had waited a little longer" result.
This Duro hub Nomu Lab Wheel No. 8 is
an order that made me think I could swap it for the Revo Disc hub,
but based on the customer's body weight and intended use,
having the rear only as 28H works better for them,
so I'm intentionally building it with the Duro hub.