Tune / Mavic Reflex / Aero spokes

That's what my next build's gonna be. Here's a little teas of the hubs. It is to be my every day pair of wheels with no weight limit, stiff enough for some serious sprints and estimated to hit the scale at 1390 grams. Not too bad for a strong 32 spoked front and rear set of wheels. And the price? Ha ha. I never talk about price, but I can say it's below half the price of what an online store would charge and waaay cheaper than any LBS.......... As all my builds are ;)

Pré view of my new set of wheels

Turned out to be 4 grams heavier than estimated, but 516 grams' still pretty light for a 24 spoked wheel. Rear wheel hit the scale at 750 grams sharp. Leaves a total for the set at 1266 grams. 1 gram less than estimatet !!

'Portable' Truing Stand mkII

Well hello again there.

Instead of moving the floor lamp to the working area all the time, I added a small light. Being able to see the rim really helps. The light is a 1W high quality LED with a narrow reflector powered by a 2200mAh Lithium ion cell. There's also mounted a three step intelligent charger to the stand. Clever, isn't it. Yes, and the top of the light is flexible so I can turn it toward the bearing press/puller or were ever else I would want to.

Someone Insisted to Purchase my CF Wheels

.....And as the nice gentleman I am, I gave him a go. This of course means I'm in need of a new strong-High-Performance-good-looking-much-better-than-I'll-ever-need set of bling wheels.


I'm making use of same rim for the rear but the lower profile Winium, same as the Campa Hyperon, for front. And. White Industries Hubs. I was original thinking of using DT 240s, but fell for the bling look of the Whites. Also it will make a stiffer wheel with 11% extra flange distance and 22% more flange diameter. I will of course also use silver spokes and brass washer on the spoke heads to make them even stronger an give that little extra bling. I added a picture of a set with black hubs and spokes just to give you an idea of the build.


There's a slight weight penalty on the hubs, but I'll take it in on lighter spokes and one lighter rim, so the weight will be approx the same 1295g as the others but with less rotational mass. I can see I've pictured the wrong rear hub. This one's the right one. It's also a few grams lighter :)

All Dressed Up And No Place To Go

This is the typical weather situation in Stavanger. It rains during most of the fall with some elements of temperatures below freezing point. And when the spring is suppose to start...... Well that's when we experience the first long period of winter temperatures and snow. My road bikes are now all dressed up and ready to go, but I could be facing two more month with studded tires. That's like four pounds extra weight to the bike, and the rolling resistance? Man. Speeds above 20 mph's pure bonus.

Yes. Sometimes is good to have a big brother :-)