Another day building wheels (and so on).
I built the Nomu Lab Wheel No. 4.
The front wheel is 20H CX-RAY with reverse Nippon spoke radial lacing,
and the rear wheel is 24H half-competition 14-gauge lacing.
Looking at the specs, Nomu Lab Wheel No. 4 fills a "gap in the market" for complete wheels.
There are no complete wheels out there with an aluminum rim tubular at around 40,000 yen retail.
Given that carbon rims have become standard now,
tubular tire usage should be on the rise,
so I think we could use more wheels like this...
Since I'm comparing it to a discontinued model, I figure it's okay to mention it,
but according to a customer who uses Campagnolo Neutron Tubular,
this one feels lighter and rides better.
There's only one thing I can say about that.
If someone said they'd give me either Nomu Lab Wheel No. 4 or Neutron Tubular,
I'd choose the Neutron!
Addendum:
That was meant as a joke hoping for the punchline "Of course you'd pick Neutron—you can build Nomu Lab wheels yourself!"
but I was surprised by how many people clapped.
Anyway,
I got a comment asking why I have 20H and 24H TB-25 rims.
With Kinlin rims, you can mix and match models, spoke hole counts, and colors, so
if you order 200+ units at once, there's some flexibility on specs.
Also, since they come 10 per box, each specification has a minimum order of 10 units.
Even if 200 arrive at once, it's fine! When you're building wheels every day, they disappear faster than you'd think!
Personally, I'd love to order XR-300 and TB-25 gold 24H rims, but
I don't have the confidence to sell off the remaining 8 units after keeping 10 for myself, so I haven't placed the order.
I built the Nomu Lab Wheel No. 4.
The front wheel is 20H CX-RAY with reverse Nippon spoke radial lacing,
and the rear wheel is 24H half-competition 14-gauge lacing.
Looking at the specs, Nomu Lab Wheel No. 4 fills a "gap in the market" for complete wheels.
There are no complete wheels out there with an aluminum rim tubular at around 40,000 yen retail.
Given that carbon rims have become standard now,
tubular tire usage should be on the rise,
so I think we could use more wheels like this...
Since I'm comparing it to a discontinued model, I figure it's okay to mention it,
but according to a customer who uses Campagnolo Neutron Tubular,
this one feels lighter and rides better.
There's only one thing I can say about that.
If someone said they'd give me either Nomu Lab Wheel No. 4 or Neutron Tubular,
I'd choose the Neutron!
Addendum:
That was meant as a joke hoping for the punchline "Of course you'd pick Neutron—you can build Nomu Lab wheels yourself!"
but I was surprised by how many people clapped.
Anyway,
I got a comment asking why I have 20H and 24H TB-25 rims.
With Kinlin rims, you can mix and match models, spoke hole counts, and colors, so
if you order 200+ units at once, there's some flexibility on specs.
Also, since they come 10 per box, each specification has a minimum order of 10 units.
Even if 200 arrive at once, it's fine! When you're building wheels every day, they disappear faster than you'd think!
Personally, I'd love to order XR-300 and TB-25 gold 24H rims, but
I don't have the confidence to sell off the remaining 8 units after keeping 10 for myself, so I haven't placed the order.