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pedaling squares:
What wheels for what surface, lacing patterns, tire selection, wheel components, what to do, what to avoid, what is true, and what is myth. If it's about the (hopefully) only part of the bike that touches the road, it goes here.
pedaling squares:
First question for the masses: I'm planning a wheel set for my wife's bike. Miche Racing Box hubs (32), Velocity A23 rims. Will probably use DT Comp spokes. What lacing pattern and tires would you suggest? She rides 50-90 km's at a time on smooth-choppy asphalt, and doesn't race. Her weight... I probably should know that but have no clue. Almost 5'10" and fit, I don't know... maybe 145lbs?
I was thinking radial front and 3x rear. For tires, I like GP4000S but am open to suggestions.
Anthony Moan:
Ok wrenches, I never heard something before and I think it is coming from front wheel 90% which was true by me :D after having flat (collision with rock). It can be heard only on really steep hills when out of saddle, sound like sonar hitting nazi submarine, you know ping, ping like spoke would broke every second.
What is problem?
Antisrta:
--- Quote from: pedaling squares on April 09, 2012, 04:40 ---First question for the masses: I'm planning a wheel set for my wife's bike. Miche Racing Box hubs (32), Velocity A23 rims. Will probably use DT Comp spokes. What lacing pattern and tires would you suggest? She rides 50-90 km's at a time on smooth-choppy asphalt, and doesn't race. Her weight... I probably should know that but have no clue. Almost 5'10" and fit, I don't know... maybe 145lbs?
I was thinking radial front and 3x rear. For tires, I like GP4000S but am open to suggestions.
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3 cross all around, brass nipps. radial front does nuthin except make for a less reliable wheel. DT comps good choice.
Vittoria Rubino Pros in 25mm.
Giuseppe Magnetico:
--- Quote from: pedaling squares on April 09, 2012, 04:40 ---First question for the masses: I'm planning a wheel set for my wife's bike. Miche Racing Box hubs (32), Velocity A23 rims. Will probably use DT Comp spokes. What lacing pattern and tires would you suggest? She rides 50-90 km's at a time on smooth-choppy asphalt, and doesn't race. Her weight... I probably should know that but have no clue. Almost 5'10" and fit, I don't know... maybe 145lbs?
I was thinking radial front and 3x rear. For tires, I like GP4000S but am open to suggestions.
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I'm going to play the Devil's advocate to Antisrta's suggestion that a radial front is weaker. I ride about 300 miles per week on a radial front wheel for the last three years and have yet to put it remotely out of true. I'm 180lbs and probably ride roads that are way more choppy than what you and your wife ride. However, radial spoke patterns do NOT offer any sort of advantage in the aero or weight categories, it's purely an aesthetic choice.
32h radial front, 32h 3x rear, double butted spokes and brass nips would be a fine wheel set with the parts you mentioned.
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