Polo Wheels (Tyres, Spokes & Rims)

ok i bought some.
Vincent from Guacapolo told me that they are 550g.
22 mm wide

What you guys think for a front wheel, does double crossed more logical to get a better natural spoke cover, or the advantages of triple are more important?

I'd always go 3 cross, the angle that it pulls on the hub is better. I think snoops worked out that it had the smallest gap.

I was helping Vit out with his rear wheel yesterday. Replaced seven missing spokes, put a new freewheel on.

Whoever had previously built the wheel had built one side three-cross, and the other side two-cross, with different length spokes obviously.

He's coming around later on to true it up. Or, more accurately, to watch me true it up. Worked on it for about fifteen mins yesterday and got it reasonably alright, but the difference in the lacing on either side was making my brain / eyes cry.

It just wouldnt move the way I thought it would. Anyone ever come across this before ? Strategy for dealing with it ?

It's done for disc brake wheels, not heard of it for non-disc. Could just true it up as it is first and then ride it, rebuild it later?

the length of the spokes should have no bearing on the truing. Both my wheels are built for discs and as ben said have different length spokes on either side. I have rebuilt both several times and used the same spokes several times. As long as you purchased the correct length spokes for that side, truing is the same as on any other wheel. The wheels came from ciaron (charco) orginally. No idea if he built them or not. Maybe they were dished because it was a wheel that had been 'converted' for fixed chainline.

OK, it just felt like the different crossing on either side of the wheel was responding differently when adjusting spokes in pairs, esp. for radial truing. I'll see how later on goes.

May be stating the obvious but was it a geared rear wheel?

If so the angle of the spokes on the drive side are far 'steeper' than the non-drive, so each turn of those spokes has more of a radial/uppy-downy effect than on the non-drive which is more evenly lateral/radial.

No its a fixed-fixed flip flop.

Single-sided single-cog I see unmatched lacing as sensible but on a flip flop (esp. FBO) I'd expect the same crossing on both sides, with the stronger inner lacing being trailing on the drive side whichever way round the wheel is.

ok i bought some.
Vincent from Guacapolo told me that they are 550g.
22 mm wide

What you guys think for a front wheel, does double crossed more logical to get a better natural spoke cover, or the advantages of triple are more important?

If you going to use disc, make them 3 crosses, disk brakes apply a lot of torche on the spoke patern.

Hi Guys, I'm wondering if any of you have used Vittoria Randonneur Pro Tires for polo ( http://www.vittoria.com/product/trekking/ ) ?
I'm searching for all year tires for polo and these seem to be quite light and resistant for attrition. Any of you have some experiences to share?

I am using Panaracer Ribmo, they offer brilliant puncture protection and weighs just 330g if I recall correctly.

there good tires il used before compound is gripy

Anybody got a line on some cheap tyres? Seen any sales or discounts, I'm after some duranos, ideally 1.35 or something similar. nice and light!

Anyone got an recommendations for 26" tyres, around 1-1.5, with a good tread?

Do you mean thicker rubber? Any pattern will just remove area from the contact patch.

^this

On tarmac, compound is what gives you grip, not tread pattern.

Yep. That's why I run kojaks.

But this isn't for Tarmac, it's for plastic grid based surface (like swimming pools, ships, etc) and I'm told by the locals slicks are no good.

Maybe use some cyclocross tyres? What do the locals use?

WTF are you going to be riding on? Ships and swimming pools sounds fun, where are the locals?

Schwalbe CX Pro 26 x 1.35 were about £12 at CRC before Christmas.

Hockey Town, Saugas, MA for the Eastside Qualifiers.

Polo on ships? In...

I love ships...

This is the stuff, I think

http://www.ms3surface.com/ms3_tiles.html

For context those holes are about 1cm squares. What do people think, slick or knobbly tyres?

Get tyres with 1cm blocks on spaced 1cm apart and ride up walls of the stuff.