Blog: April, 2015

10 Apr 2015

Carbon clinchers

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As a rule I don’t recommend carbon clinchers for rim brake applications. Carbon clinchers for disc brakes are a different story. Check out this recent build of carbon rims to Hope hubs:

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  • Today on the bench. Silver spokes on mountain bikes are pretty cool — no matter they're all dirt brown before long. . . . . #handbuiltwheels #bicycle #wheelbuilding #wheelfanatyk #hopetech #hopepro4 #sapim #sapimdlight #sapimrace #stansnotubes #stansarchmk3 #hautewheelbuilding
  • Taking photos to go with the blog I just posted. May be of minor interest to builders who plot wheel tension (site linked in profile, then pick blog from the nav menu). . . . . #doyouevenplotbro #basketoftensiometers #canwelinkyetinstagram #handbuiltwheels #bicycle #wheelbuilding #wheelfanatyk #parktool #tensiometer #workbench
  • The arrival of affordable carbon is the other reason superlightweight alloy wheels are losing marketshare. Like this one in the mail today. . . . . #handbuiltwheels #bicycle #wheelbuilding #lightbicycle #parktool #workbench #morizumi #hopetech #sapim #sapimdlight
  • Customer brought me a NOS Crest rim. Could be the last one of these I'll ever build. Soft spot in my ❤️ for these rims and, unscientifically, it seems people who ride them are all about fun. . . . . #handbuiltwheels #bicycle #wheelbuilding #stansnotubes #stanscrest #sapim #sapimdlight #parktool #wheelfanatyk
  • Boost spacing + asymmetric rims = 💪. Totally would, especially for 1464g. . . . . #handbuiltwheels #bicycle #wheelbuilding #dtswiss #dt240s #lightbicycle #carbonrims #sapim #sapimdlight #parktool #workbench
  • I don't think you have to be a pro to build carbon (but if you can be a pro, do that). Use a tensiometer and you're good. . . . . #handbuiltwheels #bicycle #wheelbuilding #lightbicycle #tubular #carbonrims #dtswiss #dt350 #sapim #sapimdlight #parktool #wheelfanatyk