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Skülly

@broken_777 Oh dear. Perhaps you're right, but as I see it the fault is with the parts choice (mine) not wheel-build. Apols if this^...^ seemed odd! Only got good vibes in your direction dude.

Most dynamos, apart from schmidt deluxe wide body havequite crappy flange spacing and bearings sitting very near the centre of the hub. Hence the flex of the wheel.

So yes it seems the hub may well be the root of this. Shoulda got a schmidt.

re: the skewer being the problem, it's a pretty nice chunky Salsa thing, can't see why / where that could contribute.

Think I'll do some longer rides as it is and see how bad it really is over a day.

Then probably start again with a schmidt. ££££ arrg

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broken_777 in reply to @Skülly

It does seem a bit odd. And a little amusing. But hey. All is well.

As it stands now, wide body Schmidt deluxe only comes in 28-32 holes.

Rebuilding with thicker spokes is pretty pointless too, as pillar 1422 are made from 1.65mm blanks. Max allowed on LB rims is 1.8mm. Not much improvement here.

Solution A - close cam skewer.
Solution B-not sure how close you are running your pads to the rim, you can potentially run the caliper a bit more open. Which may also improve stopping power.

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gbj_tester in reply to @broken_777

pillar 1422 are made from 1.65mm blanks. Max allowed on LB rims is 1.8mm. Not much improvement here.

19%, not to be sniffed at.
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Skülly in reply to @broken_777

Perhaps I look like a dick. It's only a fly in the ointment.

Yep. Will do both. Already tried riding with flipped brake QR thingy, some improvement.

Cheers all

@amey Thought I'd try making my 853 fixeh lighter. It's well nippy. Loving it.
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svenhöek in reply to @broken_777

Shutter Precision

If you build with pillar 1425 or dt swiss aero comp you should get a wheel with ~8% more lateral stiffness.

If you combine that with building it cross 1 with all heads in (and the wheel was previously standard cross 2) the stiffness should go to + ~16%.

But the hub has to be rated for radial spoking. (some SON hubs are... so could be possible)

All numbers are from a wheel stiffness predictor excel sheet so pretty shaky.....
but sound in theory: Thicker spokes, wider flange spacing.

16% more stiffness means the wheel will now bend 2.6mm instead of 3mm. Could or could not make a difference :)

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