Originally Posted by
MikeDVB
That's the biggest problem for me now though is knowing good components/spokes/rims from bad
. Trying to get a feel for it.
The Rohloff hub is a pretty pricy hub. I'd probably pick a Velocity Dyad rim and DT Competition spokes. For a first time build the Dyad rim is nice and rigid. I built built up a tandem wheel on a Dyad rim that didn't need any truing at all once I brought it up to tension.
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