Today, wheels again (and so on).
Continuing from yesterday.
Built the rear wheel with a 60mm deep, hookless tubeless-ready rim.
Novatec 482SL hub, 24-hole
Semi-CX sprint, 46-spoke Italian cross pattern with spoke ties
Red aluminum nipples.
The front 20-hole rim had
straight rim sidewalls, but
this rim has sidewalls that are slightly rounded, like the older ZIPP,
with the widest point roughly in the middle of the rim height
and in the brake zone the width narrows toward the outer edge—
a reverse taper design.
The 20-hole rim is wider,
and the 24-hole rim flexes slightly when I squeeze the sidewall hard with my fingers,
so logically I thought the rear rim would be lighter, but
↑20-hole
↑24-hole
For some reason, the 24-hole rim turned out heavier.
At 470–480g, it's not exactly light in absolute terms,
but considering the relative weight taking rim height and width into account,
it doesn't feel particularly heavy.
Continuing from yesterday.
Built the rear wheel with a 60mm deep, hookless tubeless-ready rim.
Novatec 482SL hub, 24-hole
Semi-CX sprint, 46-spoke Italian cross pattern with spoke ties
Red aluminum nipples.
The front 20-hole rim had
straight rim sidewalls, but
this rim has sidewalls that are slightly rounded, like the older ZIPP,
with the widest point roughly in the middle of the rim height
and in the brake zone the width narrows toward the outer edge—
a reverse taper design.
The 20-hole rim is wider,
and the 24-hole rim flexes slightly when I squeeze the sidewall hard with my fingers,
so logically I thought the rear rim would be lighter, but
↑20-hole
↑24-hole
For some reason, the 24-hole rim turned out heavier.
At 470–480g, it's not exactly light in absolute terms,
but considering the relative weight taking rim height and width into account,
it doesn't feel particularly heavy.