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Eamesy is complaining about Royce hubs

No I'm not you tit, I was whining about my WI rear hub #firstworldproblems

Both my road and track Royce hubs have been nothing but outstanding #boastpost

^^Is that a room if your gaff?

Theres only 1 room

Bought some Zipp 303 tub rims. I can't decide whether to build them for road or track. 18h front, 24h rear. I would like hub suggestions for either use.

When you say track do you mean just that or just using on your fixed bike on the streets? Tubs on fixed seems meh unless you like tire expenses and glueing.

White ind hubs in silver with silver spokes always looks great on carbon rims imo. Good hubs. The t11 come stock 18h front i believe.

http://0601.nccdn.net/1_5/0ee/110/00c/2012-10-31-08.20.21.jpg

I think he means track.

Poor photo of my pompino in it's current state

Short term - Buy some SKS Chromoplastics, fit rear brake and probably chop bars an inch or so
Long term - New wheels and probably forks at somepoint.

I also fancy going back to regular MTB style SPDS to avoid the disco slippers. Those Chrome spd-but-normal shoes, do they get a good rep? I'll do anything to avoid taking a spare pair of shoes with me everywhere but I've never got along with clips and straps.

http://0601.nccdn.net/1_5/0ee/110/00c/2012-10-31-08.20.21.jpg

those hubs are so fucking gash, remind me of those massive american pick ups. Horrible

my wheels are incoming

Ooh is that one of those "count-your-nipple-twist" cranky screwdriver things?
When I was a kid I always wanted one of those and assumed them to be essential.
I then went to watch a proper "I-built-wheels-for-Sean-Kelly" pro build my XC wheels and was shocked to see he used an electric drill instead.
Since then I've always assumed they were like garlic presses and used a battery screwdriver to take the nipples to the last visible thread before reaching for the spoke key....

You can grind down an electric screwdriver bit into the same shape as a nipple driver and it'll do the same job, faster.

those hubs are so fucking gash, remind me of those massive american pick ups. Horrible

Dont c how they resemble picks up but opinions will vary. I too prefered the previous generations of white hubs before the usa logo and t11 but those aint available no more :/

On a different matter

These challenge tires are a bitch to mount but im looking forward to testing em tomorrow. And now i have to wrestle the front too

Dont c how they resemble picks up but opinions will vary. I too prefered the previous generations of white hubs before the usa logo and t11 but those aint available no more :/

just how they're waaaay more bling than they need to be.

Apopular demand here is the Pinsello with Sapim CXRay spokes
Mac2 CD2 Mavic piste 520 36H rear and Mavic 571 32H front.

very jealous of that hubset

i have that rear hub on an open 4 cd but the cog is stuck on >.<

reverse rota-fix + man muscle?

never failed me.

When you say track do you mean just that or just using on your fixed bike on the streets? Tubs on fixed seems meh unless you like tire expenses and glueing.

White ind hubs in silver with silver spokes always looks great on carbon rims imo. Good hubs. The t11 come stock 18h front i believe.

http://0601.nccdn.net/1_5/0ee/110/00c/2012-10-31-08.20.21.jpg

As TM said, actual track. Thanks for the hub suggestion.

reverse rota-fix + man muscle?

never failed me.

tried reverse rotafix so hard, also tried skidding it off, nout.

You need rotafix and man muscle.

Fit risers, straddle the bike, stand on risers, PUSSHHHH

will work.

straddle the bike

You might want an assistant to stop you falling over when it unbinds, and a cushion to stop you injuring your undercarriage on the stem/toptube/etc.

Stem and top tube will be facing the floor, sorry thought it went without saying that if you were standing on the bars the bike would be upsidedown.

Only thing you've got to worry about then is the chainring and your nuts, never usually gives way that dramatically though.

Last time I needed Serious Force to rotafix, I got someone to hold the wheel still against a step and then used the frame as a lever.

i've gone all sensible

like the camo-dolan-decal-look

in german you also would say "DER rad klub"

is that a ramblin roll?

how did you get yours so flat whats in it! mine looks all pudgy