I do love building wheels!
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The best bit about wheel building is getting lost in the OCD possibilities; so, so cathartic! I really wouldnt trust anyone but myself these days as most shops know the process but don't know the art.
My last set of Royce on H+ Sons I built:
gil_m":11i99jid said:next will be hub branding lining up with valve hole
The best bit about wheel building is getting lost in the OCD possibilities; so, so cathartic! I really wouldnt trust anyone but myself these days as most shops know the process but don't know the art.
My last set of Royce on H+ Sons I built:
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Attention to detail: spot on. Now, do you have that Royce logo facing the direction of travel or facing backwards?
Attention to detail: spot on. Now, do you have that Royce logo facing the direction of travel or facing backwards?
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Very nice indeed!
Sadly, Merlin built the wheels with the hubs not in line. The font wheel valve hole is two spokes behind the hub logo. On the rear, the valve hole is off by 180°!
In an ideal world, hub logos, valve holes and rim logos would all be in perfect alignment. The icing on the cake would then be aligning the tyre logos centred with the valves, may be...
pete_mcc":216cjtxl said:groovyblueshed":216cjtxl said:
That is dictated by the rear hub logo:
Has to be in line with that!
Very nice indeed!
Sadly, Merlin built the wheels with the hubs not in line. The font wheel valve hole is two spokes behind the hub logo. On the rear, the valve hole is off by 180°!
In an ideal world, hub logos, valve holes and rim logos would all be in perfect alignment. The icing on the cake would then be aligning the tyre logos centred with the valves, may be...
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Beautiful wheels and hubs. On a side note... I always put the tyre logos over the valve holes :facepalm:
groovyblueshed":2ax7nqfp said:pete_mcc":2ax7nqfp said:groovyblueshed":2ax7nqfp said:
That is dictated by the rear hub logo:
Has to be in line with that!
Very nice indeed!
Sadly, Merlin built the wheels with the hubs not in line. The font wheel valve hole is two spokes behind the hub logo. On the rear, the valve hole is off by 180°!
In an ideal world, hub logos, valve holes and rim logos would all be in perfect alignment. The icing on the cake would then be aligning the tyre logos centred with the valves, may be...
Beautiful wheels and hubs. On a side note... I always put the tyre logos over the valve holes :facepalm:
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