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Now for the wheel build. So these are the wheel build specs
Rims: Borg22 AKA Kinlin XR22T. Polished finish for that bling shiny look. I have had good experiences with Kinlin rims, they are nicely finished and build up very round. I also am a big fan of tubeless rims so will run these as such. I will lace these with nipple washers on the DS rear as they will have a fair bit more tension and will need to work hard.
Spokes: Front: Sapim Laser. Rear: Sapim Laser NDS and Sapim Race DS. The Sapim lasers are the super light spoke from Sapim with a 1.5mm middle section and 2.0mm ends. The Race are the standard 1.8mm middle section double butted spokes. I've never built with Lasers before, but I have heard they have a tendency to twist more easily due to their thinness, also not recommended for disc brake wheels. However as I weigh 64kg and these will be 32 spoke 3x front and rear, I'm doubtful I will have any issues.
The Sapim Lasers are noticeably thinner. Weight saving is not insignificant, at roughly 95g for 64 spokes compared to the Sapim Race.
Rear wheel with Sapim HM Nipple washers on the DS. These spread the load on the rim around and also make them easier to rotate. This should be good enough to go up to max 130kgf
The hub flanges on the rear were somewhat thick and the Laser elbows on the outside needed a little persuasion to get around the bend. I was getting slightly uneven tension until I squeezed the spoke pairs several times to get them to bend a bit better, this helped settle them into the holes a lot better and the tension evened out quickly
All done. So a bit over 1700g for the whole wheelset, not too bad for an old 32h set.