Wheels again today (and so on).
I built the rear wheel for Nomulab Wheel #8.
Revo disc hub, 24H, black half-competition 4-6 JIS lacing.
I'll do the cable routing later.
This hub's freebody is Shimano 12-speed exclusive.
Separately, there's the 11-speed version and SRAM XDR version written on the spline,
but the Shimano 11-speed freebody
can actually accept 12-speed sprockets
and I've confirmed there are no issues with use.
The initial shipment of this hub
was 200 front hubs and 200 rear hubs each.
The breakdown was 200 front hubs as expected,
but the rear hubs were 50 each for Shimano 11-speed and SRAM XDR,
with 100 pieces dedicated to Shimano 12-speed—
a truly senseless purchasing strategy.
I thought, "If someone bought up all the Shimano 11-speed rear hubs,
wouldn't that basically kill front hub sales?
Since there's no Shimano 11-speed (or 12-speed compatible) rear hub,
you can't build complete wheels, so importing front hubs alone is pointless!
Could someone actually cause this kind of trouble nationwide by just buying up
50 rear hubs?"
And apparently, there actually is someone out there who's thought this way.
Inventory has since been restocked and things are sorted out now. Damn!
At the customer's request, the nipples are green
with gold used only on both sides of the valve hole.
I built the rear wheel for Nomulab Wheel #8.
Revo disc hub, 24H, black half-competition 4-6 JIS lacing.
I'll do the cable routing later.
This hub's freebody is Shimano 12-speed exclusive.
Separately, there's the 11-speed version and SRAM XDR version written on the spline,
but the Shimano 11-speed freebody
can actually accept 12-speed sprockets
and I've confirmed there are no issues with use.
was 200 front hubs and 200 rear hubs each.
The breakdown was 200 front hubs as expected,
but the rear hubs were 50 each for Shimano 11-speed and SRAM XDR,
with 100 pieces dedicated to Shimano 12-speed—
a truly senseless purchasing strategy.
I thought, "If someone bought up all the Shimano 11-speed rear hubs,
wouldn't that basically kill front hub sales?
Since there's no Shimano 11-speed (or 12-speed compatible) rear hub,
you can't build complete wheels, so importing front hubs alone is pointless!
Could someone actually cause this kind of trouble nationwide by just buying up
50 rear hubs?"
And apparently, there actually is someone out there who's thought this way.
Inventory has since been restocked and things are sorted out now. Damn!
At the customer's request, the nipples are green
with gold used only on both sides of the valve hole.