Lacing 36H hub to 18H rim?
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Lacing 36H hub to 18H rim?
Postby kukamunga » Fri Dec 28, 2007 7:15 pm
I do not like the potential stress radial lacing will potentially put on the 'cheaper', shallow flanged 36H hubs I have, so will be looking to cross spokes 1X or 2X? I feel their may be some potential problem with the 'alignment' (or 'mis-alignment') of holes in opposing hub flanges and spoke length calculation (a problem that I don't think would arise if lacing an 18H hub to a 36H rim, say). Any 'expert' advice?
Parts (except spokes?) are from hard rubbish - deep dish 700C Velocity rim as good as new, low-end front Shimano hubs need servicing.
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Re: Lacing 36H hub to 18H rim?
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Re: Lacing 36H hub to 18H rim?
Postby petal665 » Tue May 21, 2013 8:07 am
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Re: Lacing 36H hub to 18H rim?
Postby kukamunga » Tue May 21, 2013 8:55 am
Wow! I did actually end up building a 36 hole high flange hub to the 18H Velocity rim. As i didn't want radial lacing, cross lacing was a real headache. 18 / 2 = 9 - an odd number of spokes on each side, which made paired cross lacing impossible. I ended going for a variation on a 'crows feet' lacing pattern, with 6 lots of 3 spokes, each lot with 2 crossing and one radial laced spoke. It was easy calculating the radial spoke length, but a lot of trial and error getting the crossing spoke lengths rightkukamunga wrote:I do not like the potential stress radial lacing will potentially put on the 'cheaper', shallow flanged 36H hubs I have, so will be looking to cross spokes 1X or 2X? I feel their may be some potential problem with the 'alignment' (or 'mis-alignment') of holes in opposing hub flanges and spoke length calculation (a problem that I don't think would arise if lacing an 18H hub to a 36H rim, say). Any 'expert' advice?
The wheel is still occasionally used. I'll see if I've got some pics of it later
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Re: Lacing 36H hub to 18H rim?
Postby HappyHumber » Tue May 21, 2013 2:30 pm
Hit me up via the BNA dm; I'll get an alert. If y'know, you know.
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Re: Lacing 36H hub to 18H rim?
Postby HLC » Tue May 21, 2013 3:55 pm
Then I delaced and built it up to a 16h hub.
No dramas.
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Re: Lacing 36H hub to 18H rim?
Postby kukamunga » Tue May 21, 2013 9:41 pm
I built this wheel about three years ago. I haven't built another wheel like it. It seems to be holding up well after maybe 500 kms, including some minor 'cx' use. I showed it at a Bike Mechanics Wheel Building class last year, and the instructor / master wheel builder seemed to think that the pattern and build was ok
Like I said earlier, getting the 'cross' spoke length right was a matter of experimentation at the time - I think there may be three different spoke lengths used. Don't ask!
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Re: Lacing 36H hub to 18H rim?
Postby kukamunga » Tue May 21, 2013 10:42 pm
I'd be using more than 18 spokes for a rear wheel, quang!
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Re: Lacing 36H hub to 18H rim?
Postby Dan » Wed May 22, 2013 6:56 am
But hey, you're the kinda guy who'd go and drill holes in carbon tubes, so knock yourself out. Figure of speech.
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Postby Mozzar » Wed May 22, 2013 1:23 pm
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Re: Lacing 36H hub to 18H rim?
Postby QuangVuong » Thu May 23, 2013 6:57 am
And from the good folk at Velocity, my 18h Aeroheads have arrived. Since you guys are advising against 18holes, then I'll see if I can exchange for a 20/24. EDIT: Looks like I'll be able to exchange them.
Is it better to just get the 20/24h rims to match with some FastFoward 20/24 hubs? Rather than making up some potentially dangerous 18h rims on 36h hubs.
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Re: Lacing 36H hub to 18H rim?
Postby Dan » Thu May 23, 2013 7:21 am
I know you're light, but the extra spokes make sfa difference weightwise. My current parts order is for 28h front 32h rear - for consistency (and the sake of 20g) I should most probably have stuck with a 32h front, too.
Get the Musson book - has some rad plans for a wheelbuilding stand, too. I found it clearer and more descriptive than the Sheldon pages.
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Re: Lacing 36H hub to 18H rim?
Postby QuangVuong » Thu May 23, 2013 7:50 am
I've got the book, just need to get to reading it.
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Re: Lacing 36H hub to 18H rim?
Postby kukamunga » Thu May 23, 2013 8:56 am
Looks like you've got two good front rims there. I wouldn't recommend my 6x3 lacing pattern example above - it's more for show than goQuangVuong wrote:...my 18h Aeroheads have arrived
Whatever hubs you use, check the manufacturers fine print to see whether they are suitable for radial lacing. Some manafacturers will be quite specific about this, though with the current trend for radial lacing on nearly all front road bike wheels these days, I'd say most quality front road hubs are suitable
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Re: Lacing 36H hub to 18H rim?
Postby kukamunga » Tue May 28, 2013 8:40 am
Calculating the spoke lengths could be very trial and error, I reckon. Unless you have a range of spoke lengths at your disposal, I'd ditch the 18 for the rear idea and get yourself a 24 or 28H rim for the rear with matching hub. How big are you anyway that you think an 18H rear is going to be anywhere near strong enough to ride on?QuangVuong wrote:Reading around more, looks like Ive got one more option. I can source 18h front hubs easily enough and do it with radial/crows. How about a rear hub in 24h, with 12 drive side spokes(2 cross) and 6 non drive all in radial?
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Re: Lacing 36H hub to 18H rim?
Postby QuangVuong » Tue May 28, 2013 12:43 pm
I'm still working out the exchange with the shop for a 20/24, but they are taking forever.
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Re: Lacing 36H hub to 18H rim?
Postby spirito » Tue May 28, 2013 9:13 pm
I hope you know a good dentist.QuangVuong wrote: How about a rear hub in 24h, with 12 drive side spokes(2 cross) and 6 non drive all in radial?
Aerohead's are a great rim but they're very light. Combining a light rim which has lower tension limits with a low spoke count is recipe for problems. There is a reason why most low spoke wheels use deeper and slightly heavier rims, they can handle the higher spoke tension needed to make a stronger wheel and also help support or add overall strength to a wheel with fewer spokes.
Making these decisions without have a solid grasp of what you're doing isn't something I'd advise against. Talk to your LBS or a wheelbuilder with experience and let them know what you'd like so they can recommend better choices for you.
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