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Old 02-25-15 | 01:53 PM
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Al1943
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Originally Posted by aaronmichael
Thank you for the quick responses. A bit more information I should have included in the original post: He's riding with a 26x2.125 cruiser tire, the current rim is roughly 1.25 inches wide, 36 hole spoke count. The rim does not have any brand markings on it.
If the rim is straight enough rebuild it with DT Swiss Alpine spokes, 2.3-2.0-2.0 on the drive side and Alpine spokes, 2.3-1.8-2.0 on the non-drive side (with plenty of tension as FB said in post #3 ).
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