wheel advice.

rake

does anyone use velocity wheels. in looking at building a wheelset with velocity aerohead rims. they are one of the few that do off centre spoke hole in the rear. im not sure where to get them in the uk. i read an article where a chap built a pair for his cycling buddy with sapim cx ray db spokes. the guy is 6'3" 210lbs and a time trialist. he has had 10000 miles with no trueing needed. they are also a very light rim and not to pricey. american made i think. any advise welcome. the end result would be like the velocity nuvian wheelset. 28 spoke radial front and 32 spoke oc rear. heavier riders cant aviod the fact that a higher spoke count is beneficial.

APIII

I've had a pair of aerohead rims on order for a few months now. They are Australian, so that may account for the delay. I got ordered them from here http://www.53-12.com/. They have quite a lot of rims in stock, just not the 32 hole rims I was after. Price was about £37-£40 a rim I think. You could also try Brick lane bikes, as they used to stock them, probably still do.

rake

APIII wrote:

I've had a pair of aerohead rims on order for a few months now. They are Australian, so that may account for the delay. I got ordered them from here http://www.53-12.com/. They have quite a lot of rims in stock, just not the 32 hole rims I was after. Price was about £37-£40 a rim I think. You could also try Brick lane bikes, as they used to stock them, probably still do.

yes is saw brick lane. might ring them. they seem to do fixed wheel bikes but could probably get some. what hubs will you use.

APIII

I'm using record hubs. They should come out nice, black hubs, black DT comp, and black rims. Try calling 53-12, they're good people to deal with.

rake

APIII wrote:

I'm using record hubs. They should come out nice, black hubs, black DT comp, and black rims. Try calling 53-12, they're good people to deal with.

ill give them a go. are they in the uk. i want full black wheels as well. one other thing is dt spokes. i was going to use them and thought they were the best but i read an article from a wheel builder who stopped using them when they made the bent elbow longer to make them easier to thread into the hub to speed the wheel building up. he said it doesnt hold them as tight to the hub and allows more flexing which could increase fatigue. this has made me think sapim cx ray. ill try and find the article and post it up.

APIII

Yeah, they're in Colchester, Essex. I only came across the place by accident as I've got family there. I think they'll build them with whatever spoke you want. I already had the hubs, and they seemed to think the DT's were still a decent spoke. Their wheelbuilder has been doing it for 50 years or so, so he's certain to have a lot of knowledge and can advise accordingly.

giant_man

APIII wrote:

Yeah, they're in Colchester, Essex. I only came across the place by accident as I've got family there. I think they'll build them with whatever spoke you want. I already had the hubs, and they seemed to think the DT's were still a decent spoke. Their wheelbuilder has been doing it for 50 years or so, so he's certain to have a lot of knowledge and can advise accordingly.

Great place, bought loads of stuff from them. Ed is the guy you need there. Recommended.

rake

thanks guys. i might have them build them for me.