Recent content by rich00

I think Robbie McEwan is a great character. He is great with the fans, I saw this first hand when the other pro riders thought they were to good to acknowledge the crowd. He was the first one to make an effort. In regards to sprinters and EPO, didn't Erik Zabel confess using EPO back in 96..

I just finished building a set of Kinlin xr270 with Pillar spokes, the tripple butted. I'm still quite a novice at building wheels, but I found the spoke twist with these to be quite fustrating. I've used Sapim race and DT comps and they were no where near the amount of spoke twist. Any advice...

If he rides in the parade, he bloody watch out for the tram lines !!:p

Wheel tolerance Hi all, Just a question on how much tolerance should be allowed when truing wheels. In this case an open pro rim on a 105 hub being used on a commuter bike. I can get the lateral true to about 0.5mm but the radial true is trickier especially around the join or valve, in this...

Any views on where the rest of the riders may go ? Will Fabian go to Quickstep so they can regain the Classics. Don't know how Tom will like this ? Or Radioshack show the big dollars and bring him across ?

RDV4Roubaix-Thanks for the heads up on the radial lacing. It sounds like a lot of effort to go through for aesthetics and no performnce gain. I was looking at alloy nipps for the front and NDS, but think I will stick to brass. I gain 20 or so grams in weight but gain more in durability and...

Thanks for the advice RDV4. This forum has been great for advice..:)

The hubs I intend to use are Novatec's. I have a budget that I need to stick to and the it seems that DT Comps would make more sense. Next question is, the lacing pattern for the front wheel. 1. 20h radial -- ( Will this be stiff enough ?) 2. 24h radial -- ( Is this any different to a...

Thanks for the advice. DT comps it is !!

Hi all, Looking at building a set crit wheels. I'm between 80kg and 78kg and like to sprint. I'm looking at the niobium (xr300) 24h front 2x and 28h rear 2x. I'm split between the DTcomps or CX -Ray, I'm wanting a stiff set. I read that weight of the spoke has a direct relationship to...

Question on high flange hubs. Is the reason for high flange hubs to reduce spoke length and get a stiffer wheel ?

To get even tension, I tried to get all the spokes at a simialr tone. Then went round and gave a couple of half turns to bring them to final tension. I compared them to another wheel to guage how tight they should be. I used them on my commute which is there intended purpose and they have stayed...

Ok, I've now completed my first wheelset. So here is my first experience Mavic Open Pro 105 hubs DT champion straight guage. I changed spoke type mainly because the LBS didn't have doubke butted. It was interesting when they gave alu nipples when I asked for brass.The store clerk said...

Ok, thanks for all your advice so far. I now need to wait for all the parts to arrive. I will post as I go along, I do plan to take my time with this build

Ok, I've taken the ERD from DT Swiss site. So spoke lenghts are: FH 296.2mm(actual) 296mm RDS 293.6mm " 293mm RNDS 295.4mm " 295mm What lubricant should I use for the nipples ? Linseed oil seems to be popular ...