Weapon of choice (winter division)
Little steps on the way to the fall/winter season…
I have a new wheel. It’s got a blingy Chris King singlespeed hub in red. But wait you say, it looks like there’s gears on there? And Hmmm. 6 of them? Strange. The idea is to build a very strong and stiff wheel, so Jeff Jones reworks an cassette to create a 34 -17 set, designed around using a singlespeed hub so that there’s no offset. The wheel is built with equally tensioned spokes. It also makes it super easy to convert to a single speed should I desire. Nice. All part of the WOC(WD) (see the title).
Allez!
How many spokes does the wheel have? It looks like… 24?
You’re a big guy, like me. How can you ride a 24 spoke wheel without wrecking it very quickly?
Seth Dillingham
August 8, 2008 at 4:32 pm
I don’t know… I am apparently light on my wheels.
I routinely ride a wheelset that is 18 front/20 back with no problems. I don’t know that they’ll last years and years, but I’ve never folded one, broken a spoke, etc. and I check for cracks etc. fairly frequently. I admit that I’m still becoming a strong rider, use high pressure, and think light thoughts.
I do run significantly heavier wheels during the winter when the roads are worse, and when you can’t always see the holes…
That said this beauty is a 32 spoke wheel. Additionally, because it is designed around the single speed hub it is not dished. So it is a stiffer and stronger rear wheel than standard rear wheel.
Daniel
August 8, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Didn’t see your response until just now.
How many miles do you put on a set of wheels in a year?
Seth Dillingham
August 17, 2008 at 8:42 pm
avg for the last few years (on the light wheels we’re discussing) ~1500
Daniel
August 17, 2008 at 8:44 pm