Also via Kirk P:
*The rear hub is spaced for 130mm and is not currently convertable (I'll look into that), so I don't know how well that will work for 135mm spaced Rivendell frames, but it will work fine for the 132.5mm spaced, Rivendell frames. * jsk On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 1:26:43 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > The OP didn't specify if he wanted or needed a 135mm OLD rear wheel, but I > suspect many readers of this thread have 650B Rivendells, which are almost > exclusively 135mm in back. I did not see whether that Pacenti page > specifies rear OLD. Since it doesn't say, I'm assuming it's probably > 130mm. Is that correct? Is it convertible? I think the wheels look > splendid. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 10:19:28 AM UTC-8, jeffrey kane wrote: >> >> Ever the gentleman, K/P replied quickly and gave his approval to repost >> his answers here: >> >> I asked: >> >> *Am particularly curious about the hubs, are they branded Pacenti? Or if >> not, who makes them (they're quite good looking!)? Great call on the 28H. >> Lastly, how would you rate the noise level of the rear hub on a scale >> running from Shimano quiet to Industry 9 deafening with say, BiTex, White >> Ind. and Chris King in between?* >> >> >> He replied: >> >> Jeffrey, >> >> Thank you for your interest in our Brevet wheel sets, they really are >> fantastic, (imo). >> >> The hubs are branded Pacenti, and are heavily inspired by high flange >> Campagnolo Record hubs, for a very "classic" look. >> >> The hubs are really close to White Industries or BiTex; certainly not as >> quite as Shimano, but nowhere near as loud as I9 or Hope. >> >> If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Btw, the >> wheels do come with rim strips, but not QR skewers, those are sold >> separately. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Kirk A. Pacenti >> >> so ... there you go. >> >> >> On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 1:13:36 PM UTC-5, David Hays wrote: >>> >>> Thanks. I’ll give that a try when a big thaw finally arrives. >>> >>> >>> On Jan 17, 2018, at 1:12 PM, Tim Gavin <tim....@littlevillagemag.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> VO recommends adding a couple drops of light oil to the pawls to quiet >>> their VO Grand Cru hub. >>> I noticed a very significant drop in pawl noise after application. >>> Phil tenacious oil works great. Repeat ~quarterly for best results. >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 12:08 PM, David Hays <23wr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> My problem as well. I had Pacenti rims made into wheels locally and >>>> picked up classic style VO Gand Cru hubs for them. >>>> Beautiful but so noisy. People suggested I just keep peddling to stop >>>> the noise... >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jan 17, 2018, at 12:15 PM, jeffrey kane <jsk_o...@mac.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm not bugged by the look --- my crankypants problem is that I can't >>>> stand noisy/buzzing hubs and the options to avoid them seem to only get >>>> slimmer and slimmer. I think I'll send Pacenti and e-mail and see what >>>> they >>>> say ... >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 9:58:48 AM UTC-5, Belopsky wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Not sure what they are either, but I dislike the look :/ >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 9:17:16 AM UTC-5, jeffrey kane wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Wowza, I doidn't know Pacenti was offering built wheel sets. I can >>>>>> give a super-positive thumbs up to the Brevet rim ... but it's not clear >>>>>> to >>>>>> me what hubs those are. Does anyone know? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 2:06:01 AM UTC-5, Reed Kennedy >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Probably something like this: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://pacenticycledesign.com/products/brevet-wheel-set-27-5-650b-rim-brake-11speed-shimano >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Though if you wanted to get truly silly you could buy A23 rims in 36 >>>>>>> hole, build them up skipping every other hole with only 18 spokes, and >>>>>>> use >>>>>>> one of the ridiculous-light hubsets you could probably get them down to >>>>>>> around 1200 grams without values or rim tape. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> They wouldn’t be good for much, but you could do it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I might be able to provide a more useful answer if you say more >>>>>>> about what you actually plan to use them for. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Reed >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 6:27 PM lum gim fong <john1...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Anyone know what that is these days? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>> send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> Visit this group at >>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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