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Does skipping spokes work when wheel building?
I have a pair of 36 hole hubs that I'd like to use. If I end up with
32h rims, that would mean I need to skip a few spokes. Does this work, or is this asking for trouble? |
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Does skipping spokes work when wheel building?
It can be done, but it will not be easy calculating the correct spoke
lengths. What is the problem getting 36 spoke rims? I can certainly supply you with some or build a wheel around your hubs. email me if that might be of interest. Nigel Grinter Well-Spoken Wheels Inc. ) |
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Does skipping spokes work when wheel building?
Veggie wrote: I have a pair of 36 hole hubs that I'd like to use. If I end up with 32h rims, that would mean I need to skip a few spokes. Does this work, or is this asking for trouble? If you're building it radial, you won't have any problems (building it, that is). As the spoke pattern becomes more tangential (that is, from 2- to 3- or 4-cross), the more different lengths of spokes you'll need. In a worst case, you could have insufficient thread engagement or spokes protruding out the bottom of the nipple. You *should* be able to make it work, though. What do you mean by "If I end up with 32h rims"? If you don't have the rims yet, why not buy 36-hole rims to match your hubs? The price will be the same, and the wheels will end up an insignificant amount heavier. Jeff |
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Does skipping spokes work when wheel building?
Veggie wrote: I have a pair of 36 hole hubs that I'd like to use. If I end up with 32h rims, that would mean I need to skip a few spokes. Does this work, or is this asking for trouble? I would not recommend it. Just find a 36h rim, they are plentiful, regardless of what some mailorder places say. |
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JeffWills wrote: Veggie wrote: I have a pair of 36 hole hubs that I'd like to use. If I end up with 32h rims, that would mean I need to skip a few spokes. Does this work, or is this asking for trouble? If you're building it radial, you won't have any problems (building it, that is). As the spoke pattern becomes more tangential (that is, from 2- to 3- or 4-cross), the more different lengths of spokes you'll need. In a worst case, you could have insufficient thread engagement or spokes protruding out the bottom of the nipple. You *should* be able to make it work, though. Built up a wheelset a couple months ago using 48h hubs mated to 36h rims - front wheel: radial; rear: 3X drive, radial non-drive. On both counts I can validate your observations. For the front, the standard spoke length calculation for a 0x lacing pattern applied, as there was so little deviation in the spokes' tangents. The rear drive side required more forethought. Drive side lacing was of three different lengths of spokes: 6 of the calculated (base) length required for 3X lacing; 6 -2mm shorter; and 6 +2mm longer. In my case the mismatched hub/rim hole count produced a lacing pattern that resulted in six 3 spoke sets per flange, with every fourth hole remaining unlaced. I'm very happy with the results, but the (rear driveside) build entailed particular attention to which spokes wound up in which holes - marking the hub's holes beforehand with differently coloured sharpies simplified matters. Once all the spokes are in their designated holes - and if you've calculated correctly - tensioning, stress relieving, etc.. is similar to a wheel built from a hub/rim combo of equal spoke holes; with the only difference for me being, that when initially taking up slack in the spokes, it precluded the convenience of using the amount of exposed spoke thread for roughly gauging that all the spokes had an equal starting point prior to tensioning. But I wouldn't recommend building a wheel from a mismatched hub and rim if it can be avoided. That is, to seek out a 32h rim with the express intention of lacing it to a 36h hub, is to invite needless complication. However, if the parts are gathering dust in your closet, and you're up for a project.... Luke |
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Does skipping spokes work when wheel building?
Luke wrote:
But I wouldn't recommend building a wheel from a mismatched hub and rim if it can be avoided. That is, to seek out a 32h rim with the express intention of lacing it to a 36h hub, is to invite needless complication. However, if the parts are gathering dust in your closet, and you're up for a project.... That seems to be the consensus. It seems like 32h and 28h are more common these days. I have a pair of 36h Shimano hubs that I would like to use, but 36h are harder to come by and cost more. I guess the extra work to get 36h rims is well worth it |
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