Orange Clockwork

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I was wrong about the bearing cover being on the outside. It was present on in the inside, just another on the outside for good measure Anyway the wheel is fine, wants a single cone, some bearings and the freehub body hadn’t been tightened. Easy stuff.

 

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Mmm.. Just noticed that the 3 of the the 4 sides are built 2 cross. I’ll have to change it.

 

[FluffyChicken]

Leave as 2X, i have some two cross, you have DT DB spokes there too. There was a period of 3x/2x Rears (or people would take it further if building yourself 3x / radial rear.)
Be plenty strong and all the wear and tear is bedded in to that setup.

That and you'll need to stretch the spokes by 6mm

 

[Dface]

Leave as 2X, i have some two cross, you have DT DB spokes there too. There was a period of 3x/2x Rears (or people would take it further if building yourself 3x / radial rear.)
Be plenty strong and all the wear and tear is bedded in to that setup.

That and you'll need to stretch the spokes by 6mm

Yeah you’re probably right. They’ve made it 30 odd years so far like this and they’re tensioned up lovely. A good clean up for them today then is in order.

 

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Hubs all serviced with new bearings and some cones from donor LX hubs. Cleaned the wheels up too. That front wheel was a pain to clean but got it pretty nice, I’ll give them another look over before tyres go on.

 

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Bottom bracket degunked and in good order. The Shimano headset has made it too. I love not spending money

 

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Well that’s where I am. Some brake and gear levers on the way, and I’ve got some alloy bars to polish up so I’ll do that later on and clean up the saddle and chuck it on.

 

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Not very exciting for some but perfect for my average bike

 

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Nearly finished. I need a chain and a couple of the elusive Deore crank caps