Comments on: Announcing Project Wheel Build: The All Arounder http://twentynineinches.com/2012/01/20/announcing-project-wheel-build-the-all-arounder/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=announcing-project-wheel-build-the-all-arounder 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Mon, 20 May 2013 17:29:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2012/01/20/announcing-project-wheel-build-the-all-arounder/#comment-76413 Guitar Ted Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:05:10 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=14587#comment-76413 @Tony: Well, I outweigh you by a bit- 230lbs before gearing up, so I know what you are talking about. Stan's rims, (Crest, 355, and to a much lesser degree, Arch), are too flexy in most builds I have tried even without regard to a weight limit. So, I wouldn't recommend them to any Clyde unless they were going for an XC wheel/racing wheel, (Arch), or were going to use Flows. My wheels will not have a weight limit, but we'll see later on how they actually hold up. :) @Tony: Well, I outweigh you by a bit- 230lbs before gearing up, so I know what you are talking about.

Stan’s rims, (Crest, 355, and to a much lesser degree, Arch), are too flexy in most builds I have tried even without regard to a weight limit. So, I wouldn’t recommend them to any Clyde unless they were going for an XC wheel/racing wheel, (Arch), or were going to use Flows.

My wheels will not have a weight limit, but we’ll see later on how they actually hold up. :)

]]> By: Tony http://twentynineinches.com/2012/01/20/announcing-project-wheel-build-the-all-arounder/#comment-76412 Tony Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:34:56 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=14587#comment-76412 GT, what's your geared out weight? I'm a clyde at 215lbs and am often dismayed by the rider weight limits on some of the pre-built wheels I'd like to try. Stan's rider limits are very low and I often wonder if its just their lawyers requiring them to put the limits 25-35lbs lower than they can actually handle. Anyways, any idea of you will know what the weight limit will be on the wheels you are building? GT, what’s your geared out weight? I’m a clyde at 215lbs and am often dismayed by the rider weight limits on some of the pre-built wheels I’d like to try. Stan’s rider limits are very low and I often wonder if its just their lawyers requiring them to put the limits 25-35lbs lower than they can actually handle. Anyways, any idea of you will know what the weight limit will be on the wheels you are building?

]]> By: Doug P http://twentynineinches.com/2012/01/20/announcing-project-wheel-build-the-all-arounder/#comment-76328 Doug P Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:03:51 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=14587#comment-76328 Recently, I didn't find any prebuilt wheels featuring a Paul WORD hub, so I built a wheel. It was great! I pulled out my dog-eared copy of 'Building Bicycle Wheels' by Robert Wright, and I was good to go. Just like old times. As to the eyelet or not question, I've noticed eyeletless wheels with nicely chamfered eyelet holes seem to work well. The others not so much. Recently, I didn’t find any prebuilt wheels featuring a Paul WORD hub, so I built a wheel. It was great! I pulled out my dog-eared copy of ‘Building Bicycle Wheels’ by Robert Wright, and I was good to go. Just like old times.
As to the eyelet or not question, I’ve noticed eyeletless wheels with nicely chamfered eyelet holes seem to work well. The others not so much.

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2012/01/20/announcing-project-wheel-build-the-all-arounder/#comment-76327 Guitar Ted Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:00:59 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=14587#comment-76327 @Eric: I wouldn't say "..eyelets means less tacos", because really, the design of the extrusion and the way the wheel is tensioned have a lot more to do with a wheels integrity than eyelets do. Typically eyelets are used to reinforce spoke hole drillings so spokes do not pull through under tension. This really has no bearing specifically on whether your wheel will "taco" or not. I would point out that Velocity rims, as an example, do not use eyelets and are using the design of the extrusion as a way to get around the issue of spoke nipple pull through. Velocity makes some very nice rims that build into strong wheels. As for the test wheel question: I've never seriously damaged a test wheel beyond repair. I have broken a spoke and tweaked a few wheels out of shape. Nothing that could not be repaired though. @Eric: I wouldn’t say “..eyelets means less tacos”, because really, the design of the extrusion and the way the wheel is tensioned have a lot more to do with a wheels integrity than eyelets do. Typically eyelets are used to reinforce spoke hole drillings so spokes do not pull through under tension. This really has no bearing specifically on whether your wheel will “taco” or not. I would point out that Velocity rims, as an example, do not use eyelets and are using the design of the extrusion as a way to get around the issue of spoke nipple pull through. Velocity makes some very nice rims that build into strong wheels.

As for the test wheel question: I’ve never seriously damaged a test wheel beyond repair. I have broken a spoke and tweaked a few wheels out of shape. Nothing that could not be repaired though.

]]> By: captain bob http://twentynineinches.com/2012/01/20/announcing-project-wheel-build-the-all-arounder/#comment-76326 captain bob Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:59:22 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=14587#comment-76326 Really looking forward to seeing this little project unfold. I am interested in the i19 rims. Really looking forward to seeing this little project unfold. I am interested in the i19 rims.

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