RADBMX.CO.UK

Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Jamroll on March 28, 2011, 05:43 PM

Title: Chrome Araya 7x & Black and Silver Bullseye hubs
Post by: Jamroll on March 28, 2011, 05:43 PM

These are gonna make a nice set of wheels  ::)...But wot Fookin spoke length do i need ???
Not sure if I'm gonna do 3x or 4x would these be 184mm for 3x and 194mm for 4x
Thankyou  ;)

Al

Title: Re: Chrome Araya 7x & Black and Silver Bullseye hubs
Post by: Bigplinky on March 28, 2011, 06:49 PM

You lengths are right for most hubs (not sure if 186mm is better for 3x) but with Bullseye having flanges close together either use short nipples and grind off the excess or order your spokes 2mm shorter (might be more expensive)

Title: Re: Chrome Araya 7x & Black and Silver Bullseye hubs
Post by: Jamroll on March 28, 2011, 08:27 PM

Cheers Plinky, gonna be an absolute bitch grinding 2mm of each or the 72 spokes eh   :crazy2:
Got some lovely chrome ashi spokes to use as well :-\ could i use some cable cutters instead??? or would that damage the thread too much???
Cheers
Al

Title: Re: Chrome Araya 7x & Black and Silver Bullseye hubs
Post by: Bigplinky on March 28, 2011, 11:21 PM

TBH the grindin' is more messy than hard with a decent disc in an angle grinder

Title: Re: Chrome Araya 7x & Black and Silver Bullseye hubs
Post by: Jamroll on March 29, 2011, 08:41 AM

Quote from: Bigplinky on March 28, 2011, 11:21 PM

TBH the grindin' is more messy than hard with a decent disc in an angle grinder

Th Fella, I'll give it a go  ;) :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Chrome Araya 7x & Black and Silver Bullseye hubs
Post by: Spen69 on March 29, 2011, 11:55 AM

If it helps, I've just managed to build 7C's with Arai8000 sealed hubs (which are dimensionally the same as your hubs I believe) with 186mm spokes 3X and short nipples and my LBS got full tension on them. 184's seem tricky to find it seems for some reason.

The wheels are on my BotM entry Team Mongoose if you want to have a look (shameless plug for votes....!)

Title: Re: Chrome Araya 7x & Black and Silver Bullseye hubs
Post by: Jamroll on March 29, 2011, 05:05 PM

Quote from: Spen69 on March 29, 2011, 11:55 AM

If it helps, I've just managed to build 7C's with Arai8000 sealed hubs (which are dimensionally the same as your hubs I believe) with 186mm spokes 3X and short nipples and my LBS got full tension on them. 184's seem tricky to find it seems for some reason.

The wheels are on my BotM entry Team Mongoose if you want to have a look (shameless plug for votes....!)

Cheers for the heads up Spen and if that works, you get my vote  ;D  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Chrome Araya 7x & Black and Silver Bullseye hubs
Post by: Spen69 on March 29, 2011, 05:19 PM

I'll double check the length tonight as I have a couple of spares left over but you can see how I laced them and I'm no expert! I can build wheels but final tensioning I leave to my lbs as he only charges a fiver a wheel ;-)

Title: Re: Chrome Araya 7x & Black and Silver Bullseye hubs
Post by: Jamroll on March 31, 2011, 05:46 PM

Quote from: Spen69 on March 29, 2011, 05:19 PM

I'll double check the length tonight as I have a couple of spares left over but you can see how I laced them and I'm no expert! I can build wheels but final tensioning I leave to my lbs as he only charges a fiver a wheel ;-)

Spen, did you get a chance to check those spoke lengths bud?
Cheers

Title: Re: Chrome Araya 7x & Black and Silver Bullseye hubs
Post by: Spen69 on March 31, 2011, 06:00 PM

Ooops, I forgot - I'll try and dive into the garage tonight and check in a bit when I've got the kids to bed!

Title: Re: Chrome Araya 7x & Black and Silver Bullseye hubs
Post by: Jamroll on March 31, 2011, 08:18 PM

Cheers Bud  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Chrome Araya 7x & Black and Silver Bullseye hubs
Post by: Spen69 on March 31, 2011, 09:25 PM

Yep, just checked and they're 186mm with short nipples :daumenhoch:

Cheers

Spen