Good, light, silver 700c rim?
02-10-18, 07:50 AM
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Yeah, the Elites are a great rim, especially for like $26 each from Ben's. Have a set on the Merckx Century, laced to tricolor hubs. Very nice.
Limited drillings, though.
Limited drillings, though.
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02-10-18, 11:25 AM
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Ben's doesn't carry them any more. Otherwise, the cheapest price I could find was Universal Cycles at $50.
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02-10-18, 05:41 PM
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Ben's eBay storefront shows more than 10 available at $25.99 per with free shipping. That's a deal, right there. Assuming the storefront info is correct.
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02-19-18, 12:21 PM
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Laced 'em up last night while watching a movie with my wife. Made some nice ribolitta soup, which paired nicely with a bottle of red meritage.
Woke up early this morning to true them up.
H+ TB14's laced 32 hole to a Shutter Precision SV-8 generator hub in front, 36 hole VO Hi-Lo hub in the rear. Spokes are Sapim 2.0-1.5 DB with nickle plated brass nipples.
Woke up early this morning to true them up.
H+ TB14's laced 32 hole to a Shutter Precision SV-8 generator hub in front, 36 hole VO Hi-Lo hub in the rear. Spokes are Sapim 2.0-1.5 DB with nickle plated brass nipples.
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And a tiny dollop of grease for seasoning. I see your wife is as tolerant as mine about bike stuff in the house.
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I am going to use a pair of NOS Araya RC-540 32H rims (they're also available in 36H) with NOS SunShine Pro-Am hubs for a wheel build on a vintage frame. They are 415 grams in weight, so both light and advertised as quite strong. They are described as a training rim for Japanese bike racers when they are not racing on tubular rims/tires.
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Those look great, Mark. Did you have any trouble with wind-up using those spokes on the rear drive-side? I haven't ventured into 1.5mm spokes yet, but I'm curious. 
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That's what I was thinkin'. FWIW, I have M13-II on several bikes, have put many miles on them in a variety of conditions. I'm happy with them. They stay true, weren't hard to build up, look good.
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Laced 'em up last night while watching a movie with my wife. Made some nice ribolitta soup, which paired nicely with a bottle of red meritage.
Woke up early this morning to true them up.
H+ TB14's laced 32 hole to a Shutter Precision SV-8 generator hub in front, 36 hole VO Hi-Lo hub in the rear. Spokes are Sapim 2.0-1.5 DB with nickle plated brass nipples.
Woke up early this morning to true them up.
H+ TB14's laced 32 hole to a Shutter Precision SV-8 generator hub in front, 36 hole VO Hi-Lo hub in the rear. Spokes are Sapim 2.0-1.5 DB with nickle plated brass nipples.
02-20-18, 03:45 PM
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The Shutter Precision generator hub is one generation old. The latest model is lighter, more efficient, but has a dull, sandblasted looking finish. I went with pretty over function.
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