Custom made wheelsets

[The Ghost]

Do you know anything about DRC ST18 rims?

[nickelass]

Cant go wrong with hopes,easy to maintain and reliable,Alex Harris used them last year on the Freedom Challenge for this reason.

[The Ghost]

Im thinking that perhaps what I should do at the moment is:

 

Get new Hope Hubs

Use the existing rims

Have it all hand built

 

Then if time comes, I will upgrade the rims and re-build again later.

 

What do you think?

[georges]

What rims will you be using?

[The Ghost]

Either stick with my Alex SX44's or perhaps the DRC ST18's -

[NISI]

Do you know anything about DRC ST18 rims?

I had my Mavic open pro's rebuilt( after they were written off back in 2004)on DRC ST17's ,and trouble free kilometers on them .

[The Ghost]

Can spokes be re-used?

If I buy new hubs can I just swap out the hubs, or does it need rebuilding with new spokes?

[nickelass]

I have swopped out my xt hubs and a sunn ringle jumping flea hub,and have managed to use the same spokes again.I have seen somewhere its not advisable but it seemed to work ok with me and I have had no problems, I built the wheels myself,but must admit it is a difficult thing to do and you need patience on your first wheel.I have heard using old spokes can be a problem as they have been tensioned before,also it may be harder to get the wheel straight.Also the spokes may not be the right length.So I suppose it depends on who you get to build your wheels?

[bassasdaindia]

I have always had great service from Johan and have no problem giving him my wheel builds,I can drop off and collect after hours .

[gummibear]

Either stick with my Alex SX44's or perhaps the DRC ST18's -

 

Mavic 819 are great rims and they are tubeless.Get 32 hole rims and they will last you ages.

[scotty]

DRC are much more reliable than cr@ppy Alex. The DRC aluminum rims are quite heavy but built with a decent hub they are bullet proof.