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[shetha]

Hello! Good morning! Happy Friday!! Since it turns out the world is wayyyyyy too salty these days we are very happy to celebrate “wear your Sugar” day with @sugarwheelworks . . . . . . #neversalty #bestwheelsever #sugarwheelworks #wesugartogether #soverysweet (at Sugar Wheel Works) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpZsEAnhrQx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cyusd267mlf7

[jbogli]

Hope + Hydra

Winter 2017 wheel building is getting under way. A new set for the Raleigh Roker - something lighter is the main goal.

I’ve been wanting to build some H+Son rims for a long time, but I’ve always gone with the Pacenti SL23 because it is lighter than the Archatype. When I heard legend of The Hydra I knew they would be the next build. The stars aligned when I saw the new-ish Hope RS4 centerlock hubs. Hope quality, centerlock, bling colors, reasonable price, decent weight - just what 190lb guy like myself needs out of a gravel wheel.

As always, I vetted my choices with the fine folks at Sugar Wheelworks. They were stoked on the build. I always consult with them regarding spoke selection and hole count. Jude was behind my 3x 28 hole front and rear build, we went with a double butted 14/16 gauge spoke and of course brass nipples. They got the parts ordered and after much delay from a strange snowy winter in Oregon I finally have the parts and will commence building.

I am excited to get started with the build. The hubs are my first set of BLING hubs, I always buy black hubs, but this time... Well, they match the blue of the Roker perfectly, with black rims, black spokes and the white type on the rims matches the type on the Roker - she is hooked up. If my calculations are correct I should lose around 1lb in wheel weight, which should help the Roker feel a bit more nimble. Given the swap from the Clement MSO to the Maxxis Ramblers saved me 1lb as well I should be in good shape with the Roker - saving 2lb out of rotating weight is pretty amazing.

[tempragarage]

すっげー嬉しいお土産をいただきました。ありがとうございます！！ #sugarwheelworks #portland #oregon #wheel #tempracycle (tempra cycle)