Jerry Moos wrote:
JM: The Hi-E Hi-Lo rear hub has 24 spokes on the drive side and 16 on the off side, for a total of 40 spokes. And the original Hi-E rim shows signs of several eylets in danger of pulling through, so if I'm going to respoke this wheel, it may be prudent to replace the rim. Anyone have a 40 hole tubular rim for sale? Hi-E would be ideal, but there is little chance of finding that, so any quality 40 hole tubular rims in good condition would be considered. HS: These tend to lurk in the cellars of British bike fans. That may not be helpful, since fans of Brit. bikes may not be willing to play nicely. I'm hoarding my only spare.
JM: Now here is another even wierder piece of Hi-E lore. I have another DIFFERENT Hi-E Hi-Lo rear hub, this on unbuilt. This one, rather than 24 spokes on the drive side and 16 on the off side, is 24 drive side and 18 off side for a total 42 spokes. Anyone ever seen a 42 hole rim? Plus, the drive side spoke holes are not evenly spaced, but instead there 6 groups of 3 holes each, each, alternating with single spoke holes it ollks like one hole was "skipped" betwen each group of 3 and the adjacent single hole? Even assuming I could find a 42 hole rim, how the heck would one spoke this hub? HS: This one is easy, I think. From your friendly tandem specialist, procure a 48 hole rim. The six holes you skip correspond to the gaps between the clusters of three on the drive side. I've never done this particular stunt, but it makes sense, and I've spoked bunches of 48 hole wheels for the tandems and the Schwinn Town & Country triplet. Generally Phil hubs on the ones I built. Remember, on a dished wheel with the same number of spokes on each side, the drive side spokes are much more tightly tensioned than the off side ones. cutting back on the number of spokes on the off side just means raising their tension a bit. No big deal. If the rim is strong enough.
harvey sachs
mcLean va