Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
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Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby MichaelB » Tue Aug 28, 2012 11:39 am
Have put in the order for a pair of Farsports 29er rims (25mm deep x 24mm wide) to built up as a disc set for the Kona Honky Inc. They are slightly wider & deeper rims when compared to those that Andrew Burns sourced from FS a while ago as a wheelset.
I'll be using bladed spokes, alloy nipples and my Circus Monkey Hubs (the rear is the CX specific new one that is 130mm OLN), and should be spot on 1,400g complete. It will be a saving of near as damnit to 1,000g over the existing std wheelset on the Kona.
Might notice a teeensy difference.
Will post some pics and details when the rims and other parts arrive.
Standby to standby
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Re: Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby RideLikeTheWind » Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:39 pm
Post some pics up when you get the chance!
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Re: Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby Crittski » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:33 pm
Me too, good luck Michael!RideLikeTheWind wrote:I'm keen to see your results - have been thinking about giving wheel building a go...
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Re: Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby MichaelB » Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:43 am
Pics from FarSports shows the pair of rims are spot on 740g, so that is a good start.
Please be advised of your article delivery status.
Article Number EE5667075xxCN
Consignment Number
Total Articles 1
Date/Time 29.08.12 14:12:00
Current Status Despatched
Location XIAMEN EMS , China
The rims are on their way.
Spokes/nipples will be ordered next week
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Re: Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby MichaelB » Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:11 pm
Spokes (black bladed) and nipples (red alloy to match hubs) were ordered this morning.
Hubs are ready to rock and roll, and I'm ready to build !!!
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Re: Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby MichaelB » Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:03 pm
Farsports and i are having an amicable discussion re the version of rims sent (they recently updated their mould and i got the old spec rather than the new). This meant a potential issue with the spokes, but we are working through that.
Here are some pics of the rim (32 hole) - Rim spec is 24mm wide x 23mm deep, 700C, and weight is 375g (spec is 370 +/- 10g). The 28 hole was 372g. Finish on both is UD Matte.
Whilst the surface finish (especially in the last pic) looks rough, it is as smooth as.
The holes are well formed and round, and no apparent issues so far.
Here are the hubs
Rear
Front
Stay tuned for more !!!
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Re: Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby Crittski » Sat Sep 08, 2012 4:01 pm
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Re: Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby MichaelB » Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:48 pm
Overall weight will be a smidge above the 1,400g for a full wheelset.
Not bad considering the 28/32 hole combo !!!
It wont be a quick process, but it will happen
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Re: Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby MichaelB » Tue Sep 25, 2012 3:21 pm
BUT ..., if anyone wants these hubs, spokes and/or rims, or even as a wheelset, let me know.
Cheers
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Re: Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby MichaelB » Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:01 pm
I have a new HDW3-R rear hub (135mm spacing) to suit the new frame (Volagi Liscio v2). I'm waiting on the front (oh what a sorry tale that is ), but anyway, lets move on.
Based on actual components weights on my scales, the rear should be 777g (not bad for a 23mm wide carbon clincher with MTB disc hub and 32 spokes). Front should be 648g for same setup but 28 spokes. That makes the overall wheelset 1,425g, for a total of under A$600.
Some pics to come over the next few days.
Front hub should arrive soon, and that build will then be shown as well
Standby to standby, I finally get to crank my new Wrench Force wheel truing stand into action
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Re: Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby Crittski » Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:34 pm
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Re: Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby AndrewBurns » Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:25 am
As a side note my farsports 29er disc wheels are still going very strong on the commuter, I've taken some pretty hefty thumps with them including an un-planned jump off a kerb with a loaded pannier on Monday and they just keep taking it no problems. It was a complete pain to get the tyres on when they were new though, I thought I was going to break the rim with my tyre levers!
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Re: Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby Crawf » Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:04 pm
Keen to see tyre profile and how fitting will go...
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Re: Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby MichaelB » Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:55 am
Stay tuned
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Re: Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby MichaelB » Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:17 am
646g
Makes it 1,421g for the pair. Not bad considering the spoke count.
More pics to come
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Re: Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby Crittski » Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:00 pm
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Re: Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby MichaelB » Wed Jan 02, 2013 3:37 pm
Anyways, the rear wheel is now full tensioned and trued, and the front is 75% there.
There are going to be a few stinkers here soon, so that may be an opportunity to get the front finished, finally.
Then, all I need is the frame ....
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Re: Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby MichaelB » Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:53 am
Managed to get some time yesterday arvo, and the wheels are now finished and tyres mounted. Thye Ultremo ZX 25C's fit beautifully with no issues.
Some pics to come shortly
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Re: Wheelbuilding with Farsport carbon 29er clinchers
Postby MichaelB » Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:16 pm
Hopefully they show something interesting.
I'm really happy how they have turned out.
Now, just to get the frame .....
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