I laced up the wheels and they go to the shop for truing next. They are 40mm wide. The rims say they are Araya, but I don't think so.
ORBO Corsair (Tiny but Tough)
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The senior wheel truer wasn't there today, so the new guy trued up my wheels.
They are nice and true, but the rear wasn't centered. It will go back tomorrow since I have business in town anyway. No problem with the front. I added the 20 x 2.125 knobby to see if I needed a wider tire, but I think it works like that.
They are nice and true, but the rear wasn't centered. It will go back tomorrow since I have business in town anyway. No problem with the front. I added the 20 x 2.125 knobby to see if I needed a wider tire, but I think it works like that.
I found some 20 x 2.5 tires for those rims, and again changed up the configuration. The big wheels will go to another build. I wanted to keep this lighter, so it got the lighter rims and it is just how I wanted it. So this build is done except for little adjustments.
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That last picture looks like a motocross wheel. Awesome!
Since all my old spokes were 195mm, I had to lace them 4 cross. They will stand up to a lot of abuse.
I went riding along the Zambales Coast of the Philippines on the Coastal Road. A few of the cities along this coast have put in these roads and they are great for riding or just walking along the beach. There are a couple more we will check out soon.
The gears made a little noise while riding but that was the only problem.
Along the road were some areas of sand that were blown over the road by the wind. So I was able to get some offroad testing in sand a few inches deep. The 2.4 width helped alot as it went right through with no sliding around.
I saw a home made bike while riding and talked to the owner. He thought I was making fun of his bike but I told him it was good engineering. He still thought I was making fun of it but stood there while I took pic.
I spent a couple days at the resort with my wife, her sister and brother in law. They took some rides on the bikes also. The sister is 4'11" so she could only ride the Corsair.
The gears made a little noise while riding but that was the only problem.
Along the road were some areas of sand that were blown over the road by the wind. So I was able to get some offroad testing in sand a few inches deep. The 2.4 width helped alot as it went right through with no sliding around.
I saw a home made bike while riding and talked to the owner. He thought I was making fun of his bike but I told him it was good engineering. He still thought I was making fun of it but stood there while I took pic.
I spent a couple days at the resort with my wife, her sister and brother in law. They took some rides on the bikes also. The sister is 4'11" so she could only ride the Corsair.
Great looking bike. The paint scheme is
