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Buy the rims and hubs, then measure it yourself or the shop.
Online spokes calculator always tend to be a little off.
I'd recommend SON hubs, the SP dynamo work as advertised but do need servicing every once in a while, whether SON is almost need little to no service, the SON 28 is best as it provide power at a lower speed, very useful for a touring bike.
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Yeah you're probably right... I'm not in a hurry anyway. As much as I'd love a SON it's above my budget. Moreover SP is rated for at least 10K so I should be fine.
@Paradroid Ah, sweet! Very much appreciated
Heldring
Thanks for the tips and support everyone!!! @kjlem thanks for the (horrible :P) link and the awesome book suggestion. @fussballclub I'll take a look, thank you! @Tijs Camping in the wild it is, although I don't intend to bivvy in a ditch every night ;) @edscoble I'd love to but it's just not on the way and I plan to start working on my master's degree in 2018.
Love all the book and reading suggestions, keep 'em coming!
Now on to wheelbuilding
I'm pretty much sold on the Ambrosio AK30 rims. The front wheel will be a 36h Shutter Precision PD-8-01 laced to the AK30 rims in combination with DT Swiss Alpine III Triple Butted spokes. But I'm still struggling with some things:
For the front I need lengths of 254.5 on the NDS and 255.7 on the DS, got the measurements from the Ambrosio website and the hub dimensions from the SP website
For the rear I need 255 mm on the NDS and 253.7 on the DS, got the Shimano FH-M756 dimensions from FreeSpoke (can I trust this source?)
Am I correct in thinking I would need for the front
18x 254 and 18x 255
and for the rear
18x 254 and 18x 253
255 and 253 mm DT Alpine III's are about half as cheap from Rose, 254 mm only available at Bike24. Can I get away with using 253 mm spokes on the front instead of 254's and 255's on the rear instead of 254's?