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Bustedknuckle said:Sorta. Have a customer who put a dent in a fairly new rear wheel, Velocity Fusion rim. Spokes are not tweaked or damaged, rim is still true, just dented and he wants a new one. Gonna reuse the spokes, not the nipps(brass) but there is nothing wrong with the spokes. If the wheel is old or potatoe chipped, stress on the spokes means new ones but for a fairly recent wheel...I don't change 'em.
Black wallnut said:240 lbs. although I'm losing about 3-5 pounds a month.
pedaling squares said:I was thinking of getting some Racing Box hubs and Velocity A23s for my wife's bike. I think I recall those hubs getting some kudos in this forum for quality and bang for buck. RDV recommended those hubs a couple of posts ago, was that based on overall quality, or just quality within that budget?
Black wallnut said:How do 105 hubs compare to the Miche?
fasthill said:I bought a pair of second hand wheels with very good hubs and good rims but most nipples have been rounded by sloppy truing and both wheels need some truing. I'd like to buy a set of new spokes and nipples and relace them.
What's the best procedure with this? Cut the spokes and relace? Or cut -> insert new spoke, repeat?
Bustedknuckle said:That's a tough one because ideally, you would reduce tension on the rim, slowly, to prevent the rim from getting bent. Then relace with new spokes and nipples.
42x16ss said:A good friend of mine just picked up some new wheels. He loaned them to me for yesterday's bunch ride,
42x16ss said:A good friend of mine just picked up some new wheels - 45mm Enve tubulars, Alchemy hubs and Sapim bladed spokes. He loaned them to me for yesterday's bunch ride, to sum it up:
WOW!!!!
RDV - these are the best wheels I've ridden, I can see why you endorse them. I was surprised by how easy they were to control even with a 10-12 knot SE breeze. I NEED a set![]()
RDV4ROUBAIX said:Everybody needs a set of those. I have the same 45's but laced to my Edco hubs with Sapim CX-Rays, have had them since the company was called EDGE. Over the last few years I'm thoroughly convinced that ENVE makes the best carbon rims on the market.
LOL, yeah true! I've only known him for 15 years and he was sitting next to me the entire ride. TBF I am genuinely interested in buying a set - even more so nowPCutter said:That's some friend!