I was hoping to start building the rear wheel soon but fate had other plans.

The Onyx hub came in today and it is a wonderful piece of work. I was planning to build it up with some fancy triple-butted DT Swiss Alpine III spokes and a sturdy Ryde Zac 421 rim... but nobody told me these hubs only took 2.0mm spokes. And the Alpine's are 2.34mm.
Not that it is mentioned anywhere on their website so I sent them a message.

No time to wait for them to fix things or send me another hub shell or anything so I ordered a new set of double butted Sapim Race spokes.
The beanie I ordered from them is pretty sweet though.
With an outside layer of Polartec Power Dry and an inner of Polartec Alpha it certainly tickles my inner outdoor nerd. I love Polartec Alpha fabric for cycling. It's pretty warm, very breathable and barely absorbs any moisture.



Still, this was kind of an annoying realization:


Slid in and stopped with a solid thunk at the butting from 2.0 to 2.34mm


Specifications as mentioned on the website