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Miche hubs very rarely go wrong. 350's over twice the price, the rather mechanism has lower points of engagement and it's noticeable of not important, and the miche hubs are not much heavier. Something 30 or 40g. I am surprised DT Swiss sell any 350's.
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I need to build a new rear wheel for the Xtracycle. I’ve ordered a NOS 406 Sun Big City rim, and plan on ordering a Shimano M525 hub shortly. 36h.
Because the tyre is a balloon, the chain rubs on the lowest gear of the old wheel (Alex DX32/M525), so it’s been suggested to dish the wheel to clear it.
I came across this calculator, plugged in the hub/rim and chose 1/1 cross pattern, and it has given me the following:
https://kstoerz.com/freespoke/?link=1&rim=201&hub=90&n=36&xL=1&xR=1
Left 167.8, Right 165.7
62%/100%As a layman, I’m guessing that if I were to use 167mm both sides, it would negate the calculator’s offset for a ‘good’ centre, and dish the wheel clear of the lowest gear, no?
Will a 1/1 cross pattern be enough for the weight on a cargo bike?
Will this work?
Edit, or 2/2 cross and 172-ish spokes?
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As a layman, I’m guessing that if I were to use 167mm both sides, it would negate the calculator’s offset for a ‘good’ centre, and dish the wheel clear of the lowest gear, no?
Set the drilling offset to 2/-2mm or whatever to find the right spoke lengths.
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Thanks @dr_frankenbike @simba
https://kstoerz.com/freespoke/?link=1&e=388&oL=2&oR=-2&hub=90&ho=5&n=36&xL=3&xR=3
Maybe @Vbulman can stick their nose in too, whether this would work? Since I have had to remove a cog and use a 5mm spacer on the current freehub, I’ve set hub offset to 5. Maybe that’s enough, maybe it needs more?
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Any wheel builders south east London based who could rebuild a wheel for me?
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I'm in se14 ,Nunhead. Any more details about the rebuild?
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Thanks for the quick replies everyone, the wheel ended up in the shop on this occasion as they were taking care of some other things for me so it seemed easiest. But good to know there are loads of people local to me!
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too low a spoke count?
If Mavic sell them, they must be happy to have them built. Unless your service conditions are are very severe, 24H is fine.
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Why
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I know some one who rides these and it works for him. Too low depends on the riders. If you know your hard on wheels then go with more spokes.
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I've just built a pair of wheels, 32h 2x, Stans crest to XT. The rear wheel went together fine, but on the front, alternating spokes are loose. So if you take two that cross over halfway to the rim, one of them is tight and one is loose. This is all around the rim. Spoke length is all the same. What have I done?
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What have I done?
Started in the wrong hole
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Think I've decided I'd like some carbon clinchers (rim brakes), getting them built isn't an issue, but I could do with spec recommendations.
The only thing that I think I know I want is
Hubs? I'd like; fairly bombproof, competitive weight, not hideously expensive, black or silver with as un-garish logos as possible. Miche? They seem underrated, cheap, reliable, just not overly sexy or weight weenie, I can live with that if they never go wrong.
Spokes? CX-rays seem the obvious choice? Worth the money? My current wheels use them and they're ruddy stiff. Anything else worth looking at? Where's the best place to buy them?