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april 2008/14 Mavic CXP-33 on Goldec hubs

goldtec front
goldtec rear

Goldtec hubs are the bees knees. I have one on my bike that’s currently in the shed at my cottage in Sweden. These were laced radially on the front and 3-cross on the rear. With DT Swiss double butted spokes and alloy nipples. Another all black number. The spoke length for the front was 267mm for the front and 290mm for the rear.

I get nearly all of my spokes from SJS Cycles by mail order. But this time I was a bit disappointed that they sent the silver ones instead of the black ones that I ordered. They did replace them of course and refunded me the postage, but it is a pain to have to repackage them and go to the post office all because of their mistake. I think I’m going to have to find another source for my spokes in the future especially as they have put up the cost of their spokes from 40p to 50p. The other thing is that I have to wait for the post to arrive before I can get to work. I’ll have to check with my LBS to see what they can offer.

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2 Responses to “april 2008/14 Mavic CXP-33 on Goldec hubs”

  1. Mikec Says:
    June 4th, 2008 at 9:00 pm

    Hi Arup,

    I am looking to build a pair of wheels( with some help ) and I am new to this.
    Is there any reason why you built the front wheel differently to the back. Is one of them stronger?
    I have just ordered some goldtec hubs myself and I like the way you have built these up.

    How do I work out what length spokes I need so I can buy a box of the same?

    Cheers

  2. arup Says:
    June 4th, 2008 at 10:12 pm

    Hi Mike,

    I’d be happy to help you build a pair of wheels. I built these in the way that I have because that was the brief I had from the guy that ordered them.

    In order to calculate the spoke lengths you need to measure the hub and rim accurately and then put those specs into a spoke length calculator. It also takes into account the spoke pattern and number of holes. If you do the same pattern on each wheel then you could just get a box of spokes. Should work out a bit cheaper. Always a box or two going on ebay, but will it be the right length?

    Have a look at my wheel site for more info on actual building

    http://yogarup.com/wheels

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