Originally Posted by
Lazyass
Finally sent in an order. Wanted stiff bulletproof wheels but still fairly light so I didn't want low spoke count. I broke a nipple on my rear 24H Sub-15 wheel last week and if I didn't have a spoke wrench or knew how to true a wheel I would have been stranded. The tire rubbed the paint off the inside of my chainstay before I could find a place to pull over. Not bashing those wheels, they're great and going on my Swobo rain bike, any wheel can have a nipple snap.
Kinlin TB25 tubular (black) 28/32 3X
Paul high flange hubs high polished silver
Sapim Laser 14/17/14 spokes silver
Sapim alu nips blue
1,590.72 grams
It will take up to 6 weeks before he gets the hubs because of the shortages but will be worth the wait.
Only wheels with aluminum nipples will have problems. The weight savings over brass nipples is insignificant, and although I've bought prebuilt wheels with aluminum nipples, all the ones I've built myself have used brass nipples.
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