Hello,
i found the wonderful conversion of your Mu uno, just great!
Iīll get my Uno the next days and during winter i want to prepare a second wheelset with 451 rims and a Duomatik hub. But i was wondering about the alex r390 rims you are using. I havenīt found such ones for 24 spokes. Where did you get them? Probably i have to order anyway in US (up to now i havenīt found any dealer here in germany or europe). And what front hup you used?
For the rear hup i would like to use a 28 hole rim which fits perfect to the 28 holes duomatik. But for the front wheel i would be great to have less spokes....
Maybe you can give me some hints. Thank you and greetings from germany
Hello my Uno friend from Germany!
I purchased the 451 rims and front hub from Bike Friday in Oregon, USA.. Their Tikit uses a narrow 74mm front hub as does Dahon.. B/F offered two grades of hubs at the time, I went with the premium hub which is very smooth and finished nicely.. I ordered the spokes from ThorUSA which are Sapim Strong, and were custom cut to size.. you will also need a short reach caliper brake for the front..
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bhkyte
LOve it!
I can dream of the carbon Ori/Mezzo Surpaz with one of these. Carbon fibre frame with 2 speed hub, 7 killo territory ? ! Ebay search saved for this hub!
Sorry more questions..
How does the sturmey archer s2c compair?
Weight saving over a typical 9 speed set up anyone?
Are you putting a carbon crank or a beam seatpost on at all ?
Thanks for the props! ... I haven't ridden the S2C, but I would think it is very similar to the kickback Duomatic.. on a personal note, I like the look of the Sachs hub better and the machine work on the internals is beautiful..
No idea on the weight savings (if any).. my Sachs is not light, I think it was right around 950g.. I had a very lightweight SDG post and seat on it for awhile, but I stuck the heavier stock post/pump combo back in.. I even put the kickstand back on.. no plans for a crank change until I wear out the stock part.. it would be fairly easy to go sub 20lbs with the Uno if wanted.