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Was getting the same vibes fro m him as the infamous wood collector

Its is very helpful indeed

That is what I am worried about. Not sure if they will assist. But no harm in going there to hear what they say

You make a valid point. Will get my paperwork together and go to the copshop over the weekend

Final conclusion to this case. I phoned Roelof last night on the new number he listed and informed him about all the information I collected on him since this fraud thread was openend and gave him a deadline to refund me before I expose his dealing and open a case of fraud against him. As of a few minutes ago, I have been refunded after nearly 4 months. I can only hope this was a lesaon for him and that he turns from his ways. Be careful in dealing with this individual. Lekker weekend all

And he is back folks. New name, selling the same shock he scammed me with https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/rear-shocks/754979/rockshox-monarch-rc3-plus truecaller identifies his number as Roelof as well : 0743569038 @Matt @Maverick Goose gotcha mate. Feel free to contact me here to organize shipment of said shock to me, or my refund

Got a the tool to remove the a DT Swiss 350 lock ring for sub R200 and a few other goodies. All in all R350ish, paid R70 rax and had the parcel in less than 10 days from order. First time buying from and was a lot more pleasent experience than aliexpress/fleabay. And more than happy with the tool quality

Has to be my Ibis mojo hd3. Might not be "current" but still riding it and cant see myself buying anything else anytime soon. Best allrounder I have owned thus far and extremely playfull coming down the trails

Quick update. Managed to get the rims sorted sorted. Got some new nipples from Rapide and it sorted my issue. Thanks for the sanity check with spoke lengths

Thanx. Will provide feedback after a rebuild tonight.

Thank you @David Marshall. I have originally used Sheldon Brown's resources for my entry onto rim building. I have built about 20 sets of wheels in my life, so I still have loads to learn. Will look into the book you suggested. Much obliged

Hi @PregoRoll Thanx for the reply. I confirmed the hub dimensions on the calculator with the hubs, all looks fine. I doublechecked on prowheelbuilder and sapim's spoke length caculators as well, only issue is neither of those have an input for rim offset. my limited experience with offset rims *this is the third set I have built) is that the spoke lengths are usually the same of very close to being the same, so the values looked right. I will re-lace the rims again tonight as a sanity check. Glad that my calculations weren't that bad

Hi @droo, thanx for the reply. That was a typo on my side, was in a rush to get the tread posted before my morning standup meeting. Correct spoke lengths below. Front: 293mm Left and 293mm Right Rear: 290mm Left and 289mm Right I measure the hubs to confirm the calculator's dimensions and everything is spot on. My issue is that the spokes seems to be about 1mm too long. I will relace them tonight and see if I made a mistake. Did 5 wheels this weekend, and the other 3 worked out perfect.

Good morning guys and girls, I need a sanity check form the technically inclined again. I am currently lacing up a set of 29"Raceface Arc 27 Offset to Shimano SLX Hubs. Rim details: 29"Raceface Arc 27 Offset ERD: 600 Offset: 3.8 Holes: 32 Hubs: Front :Shimano SLX HB-M7110-B Front Hub - 15 x 110mm Boost, Center-Lock, Black Rear: Shimano SLX FH-M7110-B Rear Hub - 12 x 148mm, Center-Lock, Micro Spline, Black, 32H I s used https://spokecalculator.qbp.com/spokecalculator/ to calculate my spoke lengths and I am using the 3x pattern. Spoke lengths: Front: 293mm Left and 283mm Right Rear: 290mm Left and 289mm Right I oriented the offset with the deeper side towards the freehub body in the rear and the deeper side to the disc rotor in the front. and laced the wheels up with 16mm brass nipples. Yet I can get tension on the spokes. the spokes are starting to stick out on the spoke heads as well. Did I miss something? or was my calculations wrong? First time building rims that I encountered this. Thanks in advance

Dissasembly complete. Next steps are to make the cuts, drill new holes and off to the powdercoaters. To be continued