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Re: Chinese SC/AM831 Group Buy Please remove me from the group. I ended up going with something else.
July 22, 2020, 11:32:04 AM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Quote from: Vipassana on July 31, 2020, 11:43:12 AM
I read that people thread a tiny steel bolt into the nipple and then use a magnet to pull them into the holes.  Seems like a PITA.

This is exactly what I'm doing and it's working well as long as you have a strong magnet. You need to remove the valve stem to insert the nipples in the rim but you would have to do that also if you were to remove the tape to change a nipple so it's no big deal.
July 31, 2020, 12:03:06 PM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts Just to remind you that in the good old days of QR on the back that small 4-5mm part was in fact fully open (no material at all) and as long as your QR was tightened properly there was no problem.
September 29, 2020, 07:17:19 AM 		3
Re: Best sub $400 carbon 29er wheels Most vendors will supply the option of HG/XD/Microspline freehubs. In your case, you just ask or select XD and you should be good. Somewhere between 25mm and 30mm of inner width rims should do the trick for the rims. You should also look for at least 28 spokes per wheels and if you're hard on them, then go for 32 spokes for some peace of mind. The low cost carbon wheels will all be using hubs like Bitex, Novatech, Powerway or other chinese brands. They aren't that bad but require more maintenance for sure. Again, for some peace of mind, I would pay a little more and get some DT 350 hubs. If you can go with brass nipples, you should do it. It's a little bit more weight but they won't corrode as fast as aluminum nipples. Sapim and DT anodized aluminum nipples resists a lot better but most chinese wheels comes with Pilar aluminum nipples and those corrode pretty fast. As for hub width, just check for BOOST 12x148 for rear and BOOST 15x110 for front.

I hope this help.
December 07, 2020, 08:43:09 AM 		1