Luxe Wheelworks Tech Journal no.11

These wheels will be used for single-speed cyclocross racing. I enjoy working with bicycle racers to suit their very specific needs. 

The rear hub is a Chris King Single Speed.

The front hub is a Chris King Classic.  Both front and rear hubs are 32H.

I selected Wheelsmith DB14 Spokes for their lightness, strength and economy. The nipples are 12mm Wheelsmith Alloy.

The Chris King Single Speed rear hub comes standard with an 18T cog and Fun Bolts.  Chris King hubs are made in Portland, Oregon. 

Wheel weights came to 786g for the front and 980g for the rear.

Shimano Dura-Ace hubs are made in Japan. 

Shimano hubs come with skewers included. The rods are steel. The internal cam is strong enough to clamp wheels securely to horizontal dropouts. 

These are 7800 series hubs. 

Shimano use an elevated cog spline on this model rear hub. It can be very hard to find cassettes for these hubs. 

These came out great.

I used Wheelsmith Alloy Nipple and Wheelsmith DB14 spokes.

The Ritchey rim strips are light, waterproof, and durable.

Weight on this wheelset came to 757g for the front wheel and 930g for the rear wheel.

This wheelset uses Campagnolo Record hubs. 

Campagnolo also provides a very nice set of skewers with their hubs. Like the Shimano skewers, the Campagnolo also offer the a steel shaft and internal cam. 

The Record front hub features an alloy axle, an oversize hub shell, adjustable bearings, a grease port and alloy lock nuts.

The same basic features are used in the rear hub. The cassette body is alloy and the pawls are titanium.

I selected DT Swiss Brass Nipples and Wheelsmith DB14 Spokes for both front and rear.

These Velocity A23 rims have machine finished sidewalls to ensure smooth and consistent braking. 

The front wheel weighed in at 770g. The rear, 886g. 

Justin Spinelli
www.luxewheelworks.com