Other options include:
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[]giving fewer fucks
[]not building with black brass nipples next time
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DT makes black chrome brass nipples that do not scratch
Pretty sure thatās what I used on my last build. Theyāre werenāt scratched very much.
I ended up buying them Open sport/DT/Centaur jawns, saved me some moneys and it feelsgoodman.
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so i just jab myself in the eye with that for not using cx rays?
gotcha
probably play it safe and get races instead of lasers, although, i built some archetypes to kings with lasers and lubed the threads before i built them: didnāt experience much wind-up.
i should probably buy a tension meter.
Iāve greased the shoulders of the nipples on my last few builds. Seems to help a lot with the wind up.
[quote=The RTS][quote=kevinwulf]HY - Just bought three boxes of DT Comp 15/16g from Fatbirds in the UK.
HY - ended up being a shade cheaper than I could have EPād them (if the Aussie distro actually stocked them)
WTH - just found a store selling Robergel 15/16 at almost half the total price I paid for the DTs. Would probably have preferred Robergel, too.[/quote]
FYI - Robergelās have a different threading.[/quote]
Yeah, I know. If I got the Robergels I wouldnāt need to cut them cos the hubs and rims are from the good old days when shit wasnāt so proprietary. So itād mean building 4x instead of 3x but Iām fine with that.
As it is, I got the DTās so Iām gonna need to cut a few of them.
ambrosio
had one of these. Worked fine for the time I had it. still being ridden afaik
oh but they do, at least the 1.8mm ones
Scored the 7800 hubs new for 152 + shipping! HY! Ordering spokes when I get time to calculate lengths. No go on lasers? Or only nds and front? Ds race?
Personally, Iād do this.
If youāre doing 3x I think Lasers with Race on the drive side would be fine.
Iām getting 301 nds, 299 ds, and 302 front. Anyone care to 2x check for me? 7800 hubs to nemesis rims, 32h/3x.
This was based off Ericās measured erd of 614mm.
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Well hell, if no one else can, Iāll drop everything and do it later. Once I have a glass of whisky in my hand.
Suggest to me some sturdy 26" black rims for my xtracycle.
K thanx.
Rhynolite XL.
is this wheel discussion thread also?
what is the hot shit yāall bros are recommending, around $1k bong pricing, for a wheelset? for a customer. prebuilt or byo. road.
For a training/everyday wheelset, Ultegra/DA -> OP/A23/HED/Archetype with DT Comp 14/15 gauge with an appropriate number of spokes for his/her weight nad brass nips. Still the reliable go-to, ATMO.
For prebuilts, Iād say for a little more than $1k bong pricing, Ksyrium SL, for a little less Ksyrium Elite.
Probably other options as well, but those are realistic and readily available. I think every shopbro has probably built dozens of sets of Ultegra/OP wheels. I know all of the customers Iāve built those up for are pretty stoked on them. I imagine a similar amount of stoke would be produced by any of those other rims up there.