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the front valve is in the weirdest place. normally it's between the parallel spokes. A few of us build so it's in the V (two holes around from the parallel) but your's is right between the two. Not that it's matters though.

the bike's looking good though.

Yeah, I fudged that last night and kinda thought it'd be fine as it protects the valve a little more.

I wish you hadn't pointed it out Gabes, my OCD will be working overtime now.

haha!, rebuild the wheel Jon!

Maybe, 48h is a bitch to work with though... Chukkas suck too, I had about 12 nipples stuck in the rim at one point, stupid, stupid.

yeah, i've heard chukkas are a PITA to build. If i was you, i'd just leave it. besides, you're probably going to run wheel covers right?

On the front yeah, lots of bedding in to be done on that front wheel first (interlaced 4x), I'll make a new disk in the mean time, fun.

with 4x, do the spokes (at the hub) run over the top of the heads of the spokes next to them. does that make sense?

yeah dave, what you mean is, if you break a spoke, can you get the shoulder out or is it covered by the next spoke?

exactly

Depends on the size of the hub flange.

My Surly wheels were laced 4x and there was no cross over at the head of the spokes.
Phil rear & Gsport marmoset front to either deep Vs or Rigida sputniks.

were they 48's?

no

Sorry no, 36s

treva told me a good trick jono, not sure if it is obvious but it wasnt to me, thread the nipple onto a spoke (from the top) and poke it through the hole, screw on with the spoke your threading to, unthread the one you used to wangle it.

That's what I did mostly, but often I get too drunk when building wheels and the theory goes out the window.

I'll take a picture of the hubs at lunch Dave, interesting point.

It's all good, loads of space for spoke replacement:

what a mess, god help us.

ok cool ta,

what about flat bars vs. risers...todd you switched then switched back hows it handle?

I have a flat bar if anyone wants it?
Or swap for a much needed 25.2 seat post?

I have a 25.0 seatpost you could proabbly use if you shimmed it.
No need for the bars though.

That would sweet Em, thanks a lot! Will PM.

ok cool ta,

what about flat bars vs. risers...todd you switched then switched back hows it handle?

I think I still prefer flats but have got used to the rise.
I certainly need it.
The difference for me is the width.
I have more control on the turn now and don't do so many of those sharp turn twist falls!

I still prefer a low bar for an aggressive attacking feel and only use a rise to take me up to a similar position I had with the Carlton.

I have a flat bar if anyone wants it?
Or swap for a much needed 25.2 seat post?

how wide?
PMing...

I think I still prefer flats but have got used to the rise.
I certainly need it.
The difference for me is the width.
I have more control on the turn now and don't do so many of those sharp turn twist falls!

I still prefer a low bar for an aggressive attacking feel and only use a rise to take me up to a similar position I had with the Carlton.

todd, i was discussing this with ray earlier and am interested. having lowered my saddle a fair bit i am thinking flat bars might also be a good idea. but was thinking whilst making the change i should not cut the flat bars so narrow. so slightly wider for better control right? it seems obvious but good to hear from someone with more exp (erience/ertise).