Since I've been stuck at home for the last month, I've been thinking about spending more time doing things I love. One of the things I enjoy is building wheels for my bikes, which always seem to need some configuration that you can't buy (or I'm too cheap to buy). I've been tossing around the idea of offering my wheelbuilding services to the RRB community, though the idea is still young in my mind.
Who else does custom wheel work around here? Anybody else who isn't too picky about what vintage or combination of parts they use? Just curious.
Here's a sample of my wheels, just to give you an idea of what I do:
radial laced 36-hole 26" MTB rim and a vintage BMX hub
Crow's Foot laced (2/3 crossed and 1/3 radial) 24" MTB rim, 36 holes, and a Sturmey 8-speed drum hub:
regular 3-cross 26" MTB rim and a Sanyo dynohub: (this is the front wheel on my commuter, still true after being hit by a car)
And a handful of 700C, 20" and assorted boring wheels, nothing else crazy yet.
Who else does custom wheel work around here? Anybody else who isn't too picky about what vintage or combination of parts they use? Just curious.
Here's a sample of my wheels, just to give you an idea of what I do:
radial laced 36-hole 26" MTB rim and a vintage BMX hub
Crow's Foot laced (2/3 crossed and 1/3 radial) 24" MTB rim, 36 holes, and a Sturmey 8-speed drum hub:
regular 3-cross 26" MTB rim and a Sanyo dynohub: (this is the front wheel on my commuter, still true after being hit by a car)
And a handful of 700C, 20" and assorted boring wheels, nothing else crazy yet.