A customer brought in a second-generation Racing 5 for work.
The original Racing 5 was the budget model back then,
but since both rear wheel spokes were bent-elbow spoke type,
I found the hub really useful for building 2:1 wheels with decent 24H rims.
（getting controversial right out of the gate）
So when the Racing 5 evolved to straight spokes, that's when the Racing 5 EVO showed up.
The original Racing 7 that came out at the same time also had bent-elbow spokes on both sides
（skipping ahead）
Oh, I forgot to mention the actual job request.
The rear derailleur got tangled up and bent some spokes,
so the customer wants them replaced and the wheel trued.
You can see the bent spoke in the image above, but it's hard to tell when it's under tension like that.
↑this is what it looked like
Also, the hub rotation was getting rough and grinding, so I took care of it with a grease job.
Could've replaced it, but it seemed like we could squeeze some more life out of it with this approach.
The original Racing 5 was the budget model back then,
but since both rear wheel spokes were bent-elbow spoke type,
I found the hub really useful for building 2:1 wheels with decent 24H rims.
（getting controversial right out of the gate）
So when the Racing 5 evolved to straight spokes, that's when the Racing 5 EVO showed up.
The original Racing 7 that came out at the same time also had bent-elbow spokes on both sides
（skipping ahead）
Oh, I forgot to mention the actual job request.
The rear derailleur got tangled up and bent some spokes,
so the customer wants them replaced and the wheel trued.
You can see the bent spoke in the image above, but it's hard to tell when it's under tension like that.
↑this is what it looked like
Also, the hub rotation was getting rough and grinding, so I took care of it with a grease job.
Could've replaced it, but it seemed like we could squeeze some more life out of it with this approach.