Building a rear wheel (29er)
11-20-11 | 01:44 PM
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Building a rear wheel (29er)
Hub: Fixed/Disk WORD, black
Spokes: double-butted phil woods, black; brass phil wood nipples
Rims: Mavic A317 29er Rims, black
Tires: Continental Cyclocross Speed 700x42c
Cog: Phil Wood 1/8: 17 tooth
Disc: Clark wavy rotor 160m
It's not cheap, but it seems like its the durable, long-term route.
Am I missing something, or is this all I need to build up the rear wheel?
Spokes: double-butted phil woods, black; brass phil wood nipples
Rims: Mavic A317 29er Rims, black
Tires: Continental Cyclocross Speed 700x42c
Cog: Phil Wood 1/8: 17 tooth
Disc: Clark wavy rotor 160m
It's not cheap, but it seems like its the durable, long-term route.
Am I missing something, or is this all I need to build up the rear wheel?
11-20-11 | 04:08 PM
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If you buy the parts through a shop, they may prep the spokes for you. (Mine did, anyway.) Is this your first wheel build? My LBS advised against using double butted spokes on a first build, said they can be tricky to work with because they are twistier than straight gage.
And even if you can get the parts significantly cheaper online, building a wheel for the first time (assuming this is your first) is a good time to pay more and go through the LBS. They gave me a fair amount of advice that came in handy during the build and gave it a good looking over before I put it on the bike, giving me some suggestions that helped finish out the wheel. I did virtually all the work myself, but it's a better wheel due to their advice.
And even if you can get the parts significantly cheaper online, building a wheel for the first time (assuming this is your first) is a good time to pay more and go through the LBS. They gave me a fair amount of advice that came in handy during the build and gave it a good looking over before I put it on the bike, giving me some suggestions that helped finish out the wheel. I did virtually all the work myself, but it's a better wheel due to their advice.
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11-20-11 | 05:07 PM
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If you buy the parts through a shop, they may prep the spokes for you. (Mine did, anyway.) Is this your first wheel build? My LBS advised against using double butted spokes on a first build, said they can be tricky to work with because they are twistier than straight gage.
And even if you can get the parts significantly cheaper online, building a wheel for the first time (assuming this is your first) is a good time to pay more and go through the LBS. They gave me a fair amount of advice that came in handy during the build and gave it a good looking over before I put it on the bike, giving me some suggestions that helped finish out the wheel. I did virtually all the work myself, but it's a better wheel due to their advice.
And even if you can get the parts significantly cheaper online, building a wheel for the first time (assuming this is your first) is a good time to pay more and go through the LBS. They gave me a fair amount of advice that came in handy during the build and gave it a good looking over before I put it on the bike, giving me some suggestions that helped finish out the wheel. I did virtually all the work myself, but it's a better wheel due to their advice.
11-21-11 | 11:58 AM
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There may be better rim options. Those Mavics are overpriced IMO. Also really narrow if you want to run big tires (you did say this was a 29er).
EDIT: You're using 700 x 42s. OK. I still think they are a bit overpriced, but the width will be fine.
EDIT: You're using 700 x 42s. OK. I still think they are a bit overpriced, but the width will be fine.
11-21-11 | 01:51 PM
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at first I read wood nipples, which puzzled me.
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