Building Wheels. Opinions.

Originally Posted by artemidorus

Good news.
Keep an eye out for fatigue cracks on the rear rim - I weigh a little less than you and I managed to create little splits running along the Aerohead OC rim just below the spoke holes with less than 10,000km use. I had big problems with spoke breakages, however, so the repeated cycles of loading and unloading the spoke holes may have created the fatigue problem.

Originally Posted by alfeng

FWIW. I find it difficult to believe that Campagnolo is phasing out of their hubs ...

I believe the current (2007) inventory may have been in short supply ... and, most bike shops do NOT carry Campagnolo components, regardless, much less their hubs, so it may certainly seem as though Campagnolo is phasing out their hubs if you have difficulty finding them.

I believe Peter White prefers to provide the rims/spokes [that is, a reason that he guarantees his wheels is because he takes great care to match components] ... if you choose to supply YOUR own hubs, that's probably "okay" (and, probably a little less expensive if you don't count the shipping you've paid & will pay to get the hubs to him), but spec the rest of the components & he will provide them.

BTW. YOU can probably build a set of traditionally spoked wheels whch are almost as good as those turned out by many of the top wheel builders, and comparable to most, and better than some -- buy a PARK tensiometer (the least expensive that I know of AND better [i.e., easier to use] than some [e.g., Wheelsmith]), and you'll be good to go ...

Originally Posted by Bolter03

www.yellowjersey.org they can build up with your existing hubs for about a $100 each with the Velocity Aerohead and Aero OC...looked it up and for an additional $300 you can go to ceramic bearings (wish I had thought of that when I had mine built).

Originally Posted by Peter@vecchios

2006 saw a really nice hub selection from Campagnolo. Minor differences of Record thru Centaur, all with nice design and aluminum axles. Enter 2007 and Record only with aluminum axles(AND 32 and 36h only-gone 28h), Chorus gone, Centaur now a relabeled veloce hub(nice hub but old design). Campagnolo wants you to buy their wheels, not hubs.

So, believe it. Campagnolo is reducing their hub offerings in a big way which is disappointing to this wheel builder. For the OP...If you are a pretty light rider in terms of technique-Velocity Aeroheads(OC rear), 14/15 spokes laced 3 cross rear and Revolution spokes front, laced 3 cross, assuming it's 32h.

Originally Posted by alfeng

Okay -- thanks for the clarification. I've made a mental note for my future reference ...

But, most of the hubs that I've bought in the past half-dozen years have been either Shimano or Hugi (and, of course, DT hubs can be spec'd with Campy-compatible freehubs), so, I guess I can't express the same level of disappointment OTHER THAN for lack of choice in the future.

Originally Posted by Mike-the-Bike

Good luck in getting Peter White to return your e-mails (if that's the method of communication you plan on using). He just ignored mine, so to tell you the truth, I don't have much time for him.