WooHooooooo! New wheel-set with motor in the house! Got my shipment from JRH this morning and could not wait to dig in. The packaging was really well done and a good thing too since it looked like it had taken some hits:
One penetration on a corner but otherwise solid. On opening I found the front wheel behind several cushioning layers of card board in a separate box. the axel had worked its way through on both sides but stopped there:
Lots of goodies included. JRH included 4 spare spokes/nipples/washers for each wheel with the rear wheel spokes separated into the two different lengths (difference of about 2mm for the dish I am assuming).:
Here is a close-up of the pre-coned conforming washers:
Ypedal, the previous owner, threw in some extra treats as well (Thanks Gaston) . 2 spare threaded side covers, a threaded 160mm disc, and a disk adapter (i think) for standard disks.:
Now to the wheels:
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They look really good and incredibly solid. I like the black on black and I will have to figure out if I am going to leave the hub in silver. The angled, indented nipple holes worked out fine. the front wheel nipples are sitting in the middle of the holes at the perfect angle and the rear are against the hole but just barely and don't appear to be bending or tweaking the spokes. Here is a picture of the inside with the conforming washers:
tried to see how they fit on the bike but the brake bosses are in the way and I will need to take a little off of them before I can appraise the fit in the frame and forks. So now, for the info you have all been waiting for :wink: The weight and size totals. Here is a comparison list of what I have found so far. One proviso, my digital scale is FUBAR so I had to use an older analog scale.
-Shinko 244 19 X 2.75 tire= 7.0 lbs.
-Standard tube + rim liner= 1.25 lbs.
-Old rear wheel-set (Mavic X223 disc (eyelets w/14G spokes I think)559 X 17 with 9 sprocket freewheel and 160mm disc holding a GEAX Sturdy 26 X 2.25 tire) =6.5 lbs.
-New front wheel (Moose racing, aluminum 19 X 1.85 (total rim width=2.545", diameter edge-to-edge=20") with Shimano hb-m525VIAM, 13G spokes i think and no disc yet) = 5.1 lbs. Plus Shinko tire/tube/liner= 13.35 lbs.
-New rear wheel (Moose racing, aluminum 19 X 1.85 (total rim width=2.545", diameter edge-to-edge=20") with Crystalyte 408, 13G spokes i think and no disc or freewheel)=18.0 lbs. Plus Shinko tire/tube/liner= 26.25 lbs.
Unfortunately I can't add the old fron wheel to the comparison since I disassembled it to send the hub to JRH.
So, what next? I think that I will first grind off the tips of the Brake bosses on the frame and do a paint touch-up on the scars so I can slip the wheel in and evaluate. The either mount the tires myself (help of a friend) or get them mounted to further evaluate the fit. I am determined to go slow here and get this set-up as slick as possible. I am definately planning to do the motor upgrade and have some ideas about ways to do this which I will be testing. I am pretty sure I have all the materials in hand and enough extra wire for some tests. I was going to test the motor but Ypedal already did that before shipping.
I am thinking about developing a step-by-step new motor check list that can be used in the future by us Noobs (you know, small words and flailing hand gestures) that goes from unboxing, through testing, wire upgrade, thermal sensor install, varnish treatment, brake and freewheel install and mounting with all the little steps in between. could be used as a sort of punch-list to prevent missing any thing. So would all of you help with that to fill in my blind spots? I'll do all of the heavy lifting I promise