For previous entries relating to this build, click on the following links:
Shimano Dura Ace 7400 rear hubs
Dahon S.U.V. initial review
Maxxis Grifter Tires
I already have with me the following things:
- Rear Hub
- Spokes (stainless steel, black color)
- Nipples (stainless steel)
The missing puzzle piece are the rims. Since I am going to use the stock Dahon hub in the mean time, I would need a pair of rims with different hole counts (28/36). After much research, the only shop left that can supply such a special order is Tryon in Makati.
You can access Tryon through the following Facebook links:
Tryon Riders
Tryon
Bicycle Shop
I got the Newson Sportec 406-P24 rims. Black color to get that stealth look on my components. Both rims do not have the same decals on the side.
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| This is the 28H version. This goes to the front. |
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| A far away look |
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| This is the 36H version at the rear. Why can't they make a uniform logo on all their wheels? |
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| In its entirety |
Checking out the Newson Sportec website, based on the decals, the monochromatic logo comes from the RD-S24 family. This is a simple double walled, sleeved rim design. The succeeding photo is from the RD-P24 family. It is also the same double walled construction but with holes for the pins. But no one will notice the which is which as all the decals will be peed off.
One crazy thing that almost derailed this project is that these Newson rims only accept Presta valves. With my current tire, a Maxxis 20x2.10 (check out in this blog entry), there are no available tubes this width that uses Presta. We had to drill the rim to enlarge the hole. This, of course will weaken the rim but it has been done before in the mountain bike forums and there were no reports of rim destruction after going through trails. The short valve of my Schrader tube is just enough, in this 24mm high rim, for the pumps to get air into it.
I had to ride through three cities just to get home from the shop so pardon the dirt on the bike.
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| The braking surface of the Newsons are quite nice. |
The most exciting part of the build was the Dura-Ace hub. The sound is different from the Shimano RS-11 hubs that I'm used to. It's a little bit high pitched and loud. I could definitely get used to this.
Shifting is not really something worth writing about. With all the technology all these bike companies churn out year by year, this felt primitive. The shifting is sluggish. Sometimes it does not shift at all at command. The chain really does jump from one gear to another, the cassette being a uniglide model, unlike the hyperglide model where the chain meshes with the next gear first before completely jumping of the current gear. Once you are cruising at your favorite gear, the pedaling feels awesome.
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| This is a close-up of the Uniglide teeth of the cassette. |
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| Here's how the Cassette looks like on the other side. |
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| Wheel building at Tryon |
Here's how my folding bike looks like with the wheel upgrade:
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