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03-02-24, 03:38 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,266
Posted By mrrabbit

The press down method on the sides of the rim is...

The press down method on the sides of the rim is NOT stress relieving...

...and one of the worst things you can do to a wheel. A wheel's strength is linear - not lateral.

You are literally...
01-12-24, 10:06 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 612
Posted By mrrabbit

Spoke breakage can be tested in your own garage. ...

Spoke breakage can be tested in your own garage.

1. Put steel anchor L-plates in a vise - the bend in the L-plate will be rounded to avoid shearing. (You want a bend test -...
01-11-24, 11:42 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,818
Posted By mrrabbit

Everyone in this thread and forum falls into one...

Everyone in this thread and forum falls into one of two groups:

1. Those that eat off a table.
2. Those that eat off the floor.

Pick one.

Either will work for perfect lever alignment.
...
01-11-24, 11:39 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 480
Posted By mrrabbit

I've posted this many times in the past: ...

I've posted this many times in the past:

http://www.mrrabbit.net/docs/freewheel_hub_dimension_A_OLD_sizing.pdf

Assuming it's a 120mm rear hub . . .

. . . measure dimension A . . . should be...
01-11-24, 10:52 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,171
Posted By mrrabbit

Have to be careful about the focus on tension. ...

Have to be careful about the focus on tension.

On the hand we want the tension to be high . . .

. . . but FB would tell you himself what it's like working with Martano's and Fiamme's - and...
01-11-24, 10:44 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,171
Posted By mrrabbit

For me it's been non-drive side. 99% of the...

For me it's been non-drive side.

99% of the time at the elbow.

Same location for drive side.

The few breakages I see at the nipple will be:

1. 1.8mm / 15g setups.
2. Spokes that are...
01-11-24, 10:35 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 612
Posted By mrrabbit

Hsing Ta's are budget low grade stainless steel. ...

Hsing Ta's are budget low grade stainless steel. Don't stress relieve em after a build or replacement, they're going to break very soon.

Stress relieve em and they can go a year or even longer.
...
05-11-23, 12:23 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 4,009
Posted By mrrabbit

That's one good question right there: If...

That's one good question right there:

If they respond with any method that involves pressing against the sides of the rim OR pressing down upon the hub without clarifying details - I already know...
01-04-23, 07:29 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 937
Posted By mrrabbit

Did you like . . . give up on the first page of...

Did you like . . . give up on the first page of each Google search you did because you have no patience and expect instant service....

...or did you actually go thru 8-10 pages to find the little...
01-04-23, 07:24 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,424
Posted By mrrabbit

Weird that people keep throwing this around or...

Weird that people keep throwing this around or that around when I've posted this here probably a dozen times already...

http://www.mrrabbit.net/docs/freewheel_hub_dimension_A_OLD_sizing.pdf

In...
01-04-23, 07:16 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,297
Posted By mrrabbit

If it is mid-80s, it's likely intended for 6sp at...

If it is mid-80s, it's likely intended for 6sp at 126mm.

It's not uncommon for a 126mm frames with hub removed to "shrink" down to 122-124mm.

What makes you certain it's a 5 sp / 122mm frame?
12-16-22, 06:37 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 5,101
Posted By mrrabbit

Perfectly fine, not a problem. =8-(

Perfectly fine, not a problem.

=8-(
12-16-22, 06:36 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 5,101
Posted By mrrabbit

Normal...par the course. =8-(

Normal...par the course.

=8-(
12-16-22, 06:35 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 5,101
Posted By mrrabbit

Wasn't aware this was the Chicken Little forum......

Wasn't aware this was the Chicken Little forum...

=8-(
12-04-22, 10:51 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 747
Posted By mrrabbit

If it's the 2016 model with basic 32 hole wheels...

If it's the 2016 model with basic 32 hole wheels and rim brakes...

90-95 KGF for front wheel would be a good ballpark.
100-110 KGF rear drive side would be a good ballpark.

Close relative...
11-30-22, 01:29 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,341
Posted By mrrabbit

It's my environment...custom builds and in-house...

It's my environment...custom builds and in-house basic wheels for shops.

I strongly encourage my custom build customers to go DT Swiss, and they do about 99% of the time.

The in-house is mostly...
11-30-22, 01:26 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,341
Posted By mrrabbit

Meanwhile, the Park Warranty service department...

Meanwhile, the Park Warranty service department personnel are bored to ^%(*ing death and snoozing away at their desks because customers are so motivated to bloviate online that they can't be bothered...
11-30-22, 01:00 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,341
Posted By mrrabbit

If you are the "experienced" guy as you claim to...

If you are the "experienced" guy as you claim to be...

Then the following IS TRUE:


1. YOU already know that we provide estimates for spoke by spoke tension and overall average tension. To do...
11-30-22, 11:26 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,341
Posted By mrrabbit

Go back and read your own statement. =8-|

Go back and read your own statement.

=8-|
11-30-22, 11:24 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,341
Posted By mrrabbit

Another thing folks need to remember is that the...

Another thing folks need to remember is that the spokes you use will cause fluctuations in the tensionmeter readings.

For example:

Use a 14g DT Swiss stainless steel spoke on a calibration rig...
11-30-22, 11:10 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,341
Posted By mrrabbit

Without a calibration jig OR a preset calibration...

Without a calibration jig OR a preset calibration rod . . .

. . . all of our tensionmeters are of limited utility.

Without, they're reduced to simply measuring relative tension.

=8-|
11-30-22, 11:08 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,341
Posted By mrrabbit

You just admitted you don't understand how a...

You just admitted you don't understand how a tensionmeter works and the real measurement purpose of a tensionmeter.

=8-|
11-30-22, 11:07 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,341
Posted By mrrabbit

I calibrate against notch 24 for a 14g stainless...

I calibrate against notch 24 for a 14g stainless steel spokes.

That's supposed to be @ 107 KGF.

After about a dozen wheels it'll be off a little. I'll set my rig as close as possible to 107...
11-20-22, 02:05 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,341
Posted By mrrabbit

I build about 200-500 wheels per year. Break...

I build about 200-500 wheels per year.

Break a TM-1 spring about every 1000 wheels.

Have three TM-1s (one of which is very very old...) and a couple spare spring kits.

Only have to...
11-19-22, 12:56 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,341
Posted By mrrabbit

100 lb load on a suspended wire of a given gauge...

100 lb load on a suspended wire of a given gauge is a 100 lb load.

When you change the wire of a given gauge . . .

. . . the 100 lb load is still a 100 lb load.

Keywords = given gauge

=8-|
11-19-22, 12:53 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,341
Posted By mrrabbit

1. There's radial with head out, and radial...

1. There's radial with head out, and radial heads in. Try it sometimes - the 3.2mm offset difference will show.

2. The spokes laced / under over are heading out at 2x, 3x or 4x. The actual...
11-18-22, 10:41 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,341
Posted By mrrabbit

1. Each pairs of spokes on each side in a...

1. Each pairs of spokes on each side in a typical built wheel has two offsets. The difference will be 3.2mm - the typical thickness of an alloy hub. Given the same balanced nipple turn treatment,...
11-17-22, 05:14 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 2,315
Posted By mrrabbit

If you had actually searched for an axle - and...

If you had actually searched for an axle - and actually perused the pages offered by Google and the like beyond page 1, you would know that I have tons of traditional 10 x 1 hollow axles in stock for...
11-17-22, 05:08 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,015
Posted By mrrabbit

A bicycle infrastructure is a car infrastructure....

A bicycle infrastructure is a car infrastructure.

A car infrastructure is a bicycle infrastructure.


Crazy as it may sound - it is quite a symboitic relationship when it comes to...
11-17-22, 05:04 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,522
Posted By mrrabbit

It's a combination of several things: 1. ...

It's a combination of several things:

1. More and more people each year are buying shop bikes online as each year goes by.

2. Shops that are sales oriented shops - not service oriented - are...
10-21-21, 12:03 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 960
Posted By mrrabbit

I try to stay within 1 notch non drive side. I...

I try to stay within 1 notch non drive side.
I try to stay within 2 notches drive side.

Quality rim with consistent extrusion and well done joints will allow that easily.

But some rims have...
10-21-21, 11:31 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,734
Posted By mrrabbit

1. Small business insurance, about 500.00 / yr. ...

1. Small business insurance, about 500.00 / yr.

2. Doesn't hurt to have the 2 million insurance policy that covers everything as an umbrella - often used as a backup to a teen driver driving...
08-21-21, 11:11 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,404
Posted By mrrabbit

Are those the original recall forks? Just...

Are those the original recall forks?

Just curious...

=8-|
08-13-21, 11:36 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,832
Posted By mrrabbit

135mm M12 Rear hubs are plenty available. ...

135mm M12 Rear hubs are plenty available.

Otherwise my customers wouldn't be bringing em to me all the time for custom builds.

=8-|
08-08-21, 06:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,528
Posted By mrrabbit

Lotsa ways....doesn't require much. 1. ...

Lotsa ways....doesn't require much.

1. Heavier gauge spokes, very strong finger pinch can do it.

2. vise grips / pliers with coated or wrapped jaws...but the coating / wrap will wear off -...
08-08-21, 04:45 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,528
Posted By mrrabbit

Other than the obvious, that the spokes need to...

Other than the obvious, that the spokes need to be braced while tensioning...

...look across the across the side of the rim where the spokes in question are located.

Are the holes bulging...
08-08-21, 11:49 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,139
Posted By mrrabbit

If you're ever down here in the South Bay, you...

If you're ever down here in the South Bay, you can have them cut and re-rolled by Bicycle Express and Wheels By Fleming.

If you had posted earlier, I could have done it for you when I had my...
05-02-21, 04:19 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,305
Posted By mrrabbit

Scenario A: "Center the wheel. Here's the tool....

Scenario A: "Center the wheel. Here's the tool. Check top, bottom and front. Re-attach derailleur. Adjust. Good to go."

Scenario B: "Check the wheel dish OR put in and center a properly...
05-02-21, 12:51 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 23,749
Posted By mrrabbit

Originally, it was thought that Aluminum frames...

Originally, it was thought that Aluminum frames introduced in the mid-80s onward would have the overall advantage.

So they all had lifetime warranties initially. And of course, the promise that...
05-02-21, 12:35 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,615
Posted By mrrabbit

Technically, all modern day rims are tubeless...

Technically, all modern day rims are tubeless ready.

You can take pretty much any clincher rim and convert it to tubeless. It's all about proper installation of the right kind of tape and sealant...
05-02-21, 12:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 484
Posted By mrrabbit

Hub wobble is due to manufacturing imperfections...

Hub wobble is due to manufacturing imperfections in the machining and threading work.

And it has little or no affect on shifting.

I have a Youtube video on it, . . . just search for "freewheel...
05-02-21, 11:59 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,305
Posted By mrrabbit

It's not a red herring. Put yourself in a...

It's not a red herring.

Put yourself in a different pair of shoes - so to speak.

You tell the new mechanic:

"No need to check the dish of the wheel, just make sure the current wheel is...
05-02-21, 11:46 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,198
Posted By mrrabbit

This is how a company locks you into repeated...

This is how a company locks you into repeated sales.

They take a simple design, sell you on it.

Then when they have a near monopoly on market share, they start to customize symmetrically, first...
05-01-21, 07:14 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,305
Posted By mrrabbit

If you take a wheel that is off dish 1/2" to the...

If you take a wheel that is off dish 1/2" to the non-drive side AND insert in the rear stays and CENTER it between the chainstays....the trailing point of the wheel at the rear of the bike will be...
05-01-21, 05:53 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,305
Posted By mrrabbit

Derailleur hanger is aligned in four positions,...

Derailleur hanger is aligned in four positions, not two. Top, bottom, and most importantly, front and back. That insures the hanger is aligned properly planar parallel to the centerline.

If you...
05-01-21, 04:23 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,305
Posted By mrrabbit

First off, before even trying to align a rear...

First off, before even trying to align a rear derailleur hanger...the rear wheel must first be verified as a properly dished wheel.

THEN . . . that wheel is to be installed centered between the...
04-17-21, 01:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 805
Posted By mrrabbit

http://www.mrrabbit.net/docs/freewheel_hub_dimensi...

http://www.mrrabbit.net/docs/freewheel_hub_dimension_A_OLD_sizing.pdf

=8-|
04-13-21, 02:10 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,940
Posted By mrrabbit

Some hubs like the Chosen A5012 are part. 1....

Some hubs like the Chosen A5012 are part.

1. Locknut inside hub on non-drive side is loosened first.
2. Then freehub is loosened and removed.

Both sides use a 11mm allen wrench.

=8-|
04-13-21, 02:06 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,808
Posted By mrrabbit

Riding without hand will tell you if one of the...

Riding without hand will tell you if one of the following is off:

1. Frame / fork alignment.
2. Wheel dish.

Which one? Requires further inspection.

=8-|
04-13-21, 02:03 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,018
Posted By mrrabbit

http://www.mrrabbit.net/docs/freewheel_hub_dimensi...

http://www.mrrabbit.net/docs/freewheel_hub_dimension_A_OLD_sizing.pdf

All the info you need...

=8-|
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