Nomu Lab Wheel

Nomu Lab Wheel #3 – Whoooop Whoooop

Built Nomu Lab Wheel #3.
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The tire was brought in by the customer.
Temporarily mounted and stretching it out.

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It's a Tni Evo hub, but after converting to 11-speed the spoke holes are no longer slotted,
so I can't use flat aero spokes like CX.
Going for maximum stiffness with DT Champion on the freehub side,
and CX-RAY on the non-freehub side for a truly extreme asymmetrical left-right build.
(Theoretically maximum left-right difference would be something like Strong/CX Super,
but this is about as practical as it gets)

Spoke selection, lacing method, and crossing patterns all play a role,
but more than anything, the rim height gives us "virtually zero deformation when squeezing the spokes."
Ultra-deep rims are simply easier to build stiff wheels on.

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Built the front wheel for #3 as well.
Hehehehe, welcome to the world of whoooop whoooop sensation...

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No one was really calling it inpoke or outpoke, so I went with outpoke,
but when rim height gets this extreme, I think inpoke isn't the way to go.

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Man, it looks so good – I wanna build one for myself too (except I've got no time for that)

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