Re: [RUSA] Abridged summary of randonneurs-usa@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 1 topic

[Ronald Long]

I've been building my own wheels for at least a decade. I'm also a big fan of Velocity, particularly Aileron. I build probably a half dozen wheels using the A23 as well.

During Covid, they were hard to find, and I ended up building some wheels using Hunt and DT Swiss rims. Have been quite pleased with both.

I've been using most Velo Orange hubs lately. They switch between 9mm and thruaxle.

What sold me is that you can remove the freehub body by hand, which would be a big help when shipping.

I own a fiber fix spoke, and continue to hope I never have to use it!  :-)

ronald

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Broken spoke: how to fix in a brevet

Kitty Goursolle <kgour...@gmail.com>: Jun 13 08:55AM -0700 We broke a spoke on the rear wheel of the tandem -- extreme stress climbing 17% Joy Hill-- fixed it w the fiber fix spoke. Since then, use velocity rims, 32 spokes with hooked rims built by Rich ...more

Bill Gobie <gobie...@gmail.com>: Jun 13 09:38AM -0700 Velocity makes great rims. I like Ailerons for disk brake wheels & build my own wheels.   Bill   On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 8:55 AM Kitty Goursolle <kgour...@gmail.com> wrote:   ...more

ken jessett <kenje...@gmail.com>: Jun 13 09:45AM -0700 I buy whatever wheels they have in the shop. I can't imagine any kind of wheel will help me go faster. I suppose spinning the pedals faster might help though. :-) On Friday, June 13, 2025 at ...more

<sha...@gmail.com>: Jun 13 10:32AM -0700 If you find a great wheelbuilder, keep them!     Years ago, after breaking multiple spokes on a Rohloff wheel made by a famous Seattle bike shop (whose name I won't reveal here), I became ...more

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