I did the first option Laing suggests - had the bike shop lace a Kasai dynacoil into the Alex rim that came with my Appaloosa. 36 spoke 3 cross with labor and new spokes came to $100, plus the dynamo purchase. That is in Los Angeles so labor cost would probably be lower elsewhere. I have a set of Velocity NoBS rim wheels, and at least the set I got are Schraeder drilled, which means a different tube and hand pump than the rest of my bikes, which is a bit annoying.
On Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 5:31:40 AM UTC-7 lconley wrote: > Depends on the budget: > Lowest budget - just lace the best front dyno hub (Shimano or Kasai) > that meets your budget into the front rim that you already have. See if you > can find a spoking pattern that allows you to re-use the same spokes with > new nipples or stainless double butted spokes (Wheelsmith, DT, Sapim). I > weigh 280 and have reused spokes on many occasions with no ill effects. I > laced a Shutter Precision dyno hub into a VO touring wheelset with the same > spokes and nipples, then transferred the same hubs and spokes to Alex DM-23 > rims. And then changed back to the VO rims. > Low budget full wheelset - Shimano rear hub, Kasai Dyno front hub, > Velocity NO BS rims, stainless double butted spokes (Wheelsmith, DT, Sapim). > ... Lots of choices for medium budget - same as Low budget with > Velocity Atlas or Cliffhanger rims. > High budget - Phil Wood rear hub, SON widebody front dyno hub, Velocity > Cliffhanger rims, stainless double butted spokes (Wheelsmith, DT, Sapim). > > Laing > Delray Beach, FL > > > On Monday, October 12, 2020 at 8:55:03 PM UTC-4, River Bailey wrote: >> >> Looking for advice on upgrading my wheelset. Just built my JA with the >> Velocity-Built Budget Alex. Looking to run a Dyno front light sooo? The >> Velocity-Built Riv standard Atlas seems like a good solution but they're >> sold out. >> >> [image: IMG_4178.jpg] >> > -- 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d82766b5-4d2b-48aa-8beb-083d473d68e6n%40googlegroups.com.
