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07-18-18, 07:20 AM
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Max weight will be around 275lbs including bike, rider and cargo. God help me if it gets more than that, lol.
I'm really liking the looks of the H+Sons TB14. I have their Archerype rim on one of my other bikes and have been impressed with their quality. The Velocity A23/A23OC looks promising as well. Will probably match with 700x32/35 tires.
Reading one of Cycocommute's old posts has sold me on triple butted spokes as well.
Not really planning on offroading except for gravelpack but will see where the road takes me (that's the point right
).
Will be going on a 1983 Specialized Expedition that I happily accidented upon so will probably require re-spacing of the rear dropouts regardless.
Reason for the wheel change is multilayered which would take us way off on tagential subjects I think.
I'm really liking the looks of the H+Sons TB14. I have their Archerype rim on one of my other bikes and have been impressed with their quality. The Velocity A23/A23OC looks promising as well. Will probably match with 700x32/35 tires.
Reading one of Cycocommute's old posts has sold me on triple butted spokes as well.
Not really planning on offroading except for gravelpack but will see where the road takes me (that's the point right
).Will be going on a 1983 Specialized Expedition that I happily accidented upon so will probably require re-spacing of the rear dropouts regardless.
Reason for the wheel change is multilayered which would take us way off on tagential subjects I think.
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07-19-18, 01:44 AM
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In 2005-6 I inherited some $$ and had a custom made steel framed touring bicycle built (including the hand-made custom racks). The wheels have 48 spoke PW hubs that I purchased new on eBay. The 26" wheels are incredibly heavy, but incredibly strong and have resisted being tacoed several times.
If I had to do it again, I would not change very much - maybe the colour. The components (including bar-end shifters and Brooks saddle) would NOT change. I have seen brifters die in the middle of outback Australia (where I tour) and those fellows got bar-ends when they got to Cairns and Katherine...
If I had to do it again, I would not change very much - maybe the colour. The components (including bar-end shifters and Brooks saddle) would NOT change. I have seen brifters die in the middle of outback Australia (where I tour) and those fellows got bar-ends when they got to Cairns and Katherine...
07-24-18, 09:45 PM
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For fully loaded touring, it seems like 40 spokes used to be the standard. The manufacturers seemed to have moved away from 40 and onto max of 36 judging by the availability of commonly available hubs.
For fuller loaded touring (say 250lbs rider and cargo), is it still recommended to get 40+ spokes or has the tech improvement in wheels negated that?
I have a couple pairs of 32h Ultegra hubs just sitting in storage, can a competent touring wheel be made with that spoke count?
For fuller loaded touring (say 250lbs rider and cargo), is it still recommended to get 40+ spokes or has the tech improvement in wheels negated that?
I have a couple pairs of 32h Ultegra hubs just sitting in storage, can a competent touring wheel be made with that spoke count?
