Cubist
Still wavin'
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Right. I've been toying with the idea of a new wheelset, but am still in love with my Superstar Superleggera hubs. So far I've had them on my Cube, but now that's gone they're on the Cotic. Red ano hubs on black SS Vapour rims. Good solid whels, with a combined weight of 1944 grammes with plain gauge SS spokes and brass nipples.
I Treated the Canyon to a pair of Hope Pro 2 Evo hubs on Stans Arch EX rims, as a good aggressive XC wheelset to run tubeless. I put 2.4" Nobby Nics on them, which I reckon were about as big as those rims will take.
So, with a a bit of money burning a hole as you do, I decided to see what was out there. I kept drifting back to Superstars Stans FLow or Crest on their Switch hubs, bargains at £200, but knowing I'd have to sell teh Superleggeras.
Then I found a custom wheelbuilder who will lace Stans Flows to my Superleggera hubs, using DB spokes..... for an astonishing £140.
Now the dilemma. I have decided to use the Hope Pro II on the Cotic with 2.25 tyres, so no issues there. But, the Canyon is matte black Anodised with white forks, so I thought I'd be a bit of a tart and put white rims on. (they're also cheaper than black in the deal. ) The hubs are red Ano , and having seen a pair of white rims laced onto a red hub with white spokes I have decided I ought to use black spokes. But what about the nipples? I have shied away from white spokes, but do I choose red anodised nipples or plain black? Alloy nipples worry me, as I once had some fail and they are apparently prone to seizing. DO I just go plain black as a conservative build, red to be a bit of a tart , despite not being altogether comfy with alloy nipples?
I Treated the Canyon to a pair of Hope Pro 2 Evo hubs on Stans Arch EX rims, as a good aggressive XC wheelset to run tubeless. I put 2.4" Nobby Nics on them, which I reckon were about as big as those rims will take.
So, with a a bit of money burning a hole as you do, I decided to see what was out there. I kept drifting back to Superstars Stans FLow or Crest on their Switch hubs, bargains at £200, but knowing I'd have to sell teh Superleggeras.
Then I found a custom wheelbuilder who will lace Stans Flows to my Superleggera hubs, using DB spokes..... for an astonishing £140.
Now the dilemma. I have decided to use the Hope Pro II on the Cotic with 2.25 tyres, so no issues there. But, the Canyon is matte black Anodised with white forks, so I thought I'd be a bit of a tart and put white rims on. (they're also cheaper than black in the deal. ) The hubs are red Ano , and having seen a pair of white rims laced onto a red hub with white spokes I have decided I ought to use black spokes. But what about the nipples? I have shied away from white spokes, but do I choose red anodised nipples or plain black? Alloy nipples worry me, as I once had some fail and they are apparently prone to seizing. DO I just go plain black as a conservative build, red to be a bit of a tart , despite not being altogether comfy with alloy nipples?