Originally Posted by
jackbombay
I don't see the Alex 404 with 36 holes on the Ben's website.
I really like this SUper Course, and while I'd rather not buy rims and spokes for it, I'm sure I'll be plenty happy with the result and the expense will be forgotten fairly soon...
As for the CR-18 ERD, all the places I have seen it for sale show it as having an ERD of 618mm. Have you built some up using that as the ERD to find your spokes were to long?
Well, you seem to be right on both counts. Either Ben's removed their offer of 36h Alex X404 or I made a mistake. As for CR18 rims, I've built a bunch in 622mm/700c and only one set in 27". My measurements for erd for 622/700c rims is 612-613mm and for 27"/630mm it's 620-622mm. My measurements are to the bottom of the screwdriver slot of a seated spoke which is a tad longer than if you're measuring to the circle of the rim spoke bed.
So, I apologize for giving measurements for 700c when we are clearly talking about 27" wheels.