Best and Economical 29er rear wheel 142 x 12 for a heavy guy

29er rear wheels are expensive, very expensive. IF you are heavy, less than 32 spokes- you will regret it, quickly.
How get a wheel for  $350 or a bit less? You build it.

Dt Swiss 350 hub disc for $200 142x12 Disc
Flow EX rim $100
Spokes 290 Drive side, 292 Non-Drive Side $50

Tensiometer value on DS -around 15
Tensiometer value on NDS- around 12

Tension Correction JULY 7, 2013 after about a month of riding: 
Spoke tension increased to 20 on drive side and 19 on non drive side.
The hub works great and it is still quiet!

Picture of all the needed values for building this wheel:

Disclaimer: This is all personal experience, do it at your own risk as this info is given for information purposes only for myself and my family. The author assumes no responsibility whatsoever, consult professional wheel builders as badly built wheel is a recipe for disaster.  

Dt Swiss hubs are great in that there is almost no rolling resistance, there are no pawls to break by your and my clyde weight and the Flow wide profile gives a very comfortable feel.

Rear hub selection enter DT SWISS 350

I tried: Shimano XT, Hope pro Evo and Easton hubs. I an a heavy guy.

From now on my main hub selection criterion - the hub should have a ratchet mechanism, no pawls. Period.

REVELATION 29 FORK SERVICE HOURS

Dropped Lowers after 40 hrs- oil looked great, can ride more before replacing oil.

SPOKE LENGTH SATORI VICE WHEELS

TOTAL @@RAP for heavy guys

Spoke length rear driveside 290mm

X7 replacement rings

I wore out teeth on my 2x10 X7 crank in 3 months.
I learned that the outer ring

"is wider 4 bolt pattern, it is 120mm BCD instead of the usual 104mm BCD.



I need 38t outer and 26t granny for my X7 crank on Kona Satori 

I decided to try Race face chainrings for Turbine Crank: 
http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=51162

GRANNY 80mm x 26t (Black)-Mfg#:RRT1080X26BLK   -works great, after a month of riding no problems of any kind!

OUTER RING 120mm x 38t (Black) Mfg#:RRT10120X38BLK

SECTOR RL FORK 26"

Just installed SECTOR RL 26" fork by Rock Shox.

Tip: Always check oil in the lowers and the damper before using a new fork.
This particular fork had only 3 drops of oil in both lowers combined! (15w oil)
Foam rings were dry!
In the damper there were 100cc of suspension oil (5w oil) vs advertized 125.
125 cc did not fit in the damper, very strange! Nowhere for a Sector fork the damper volume is advertized in 100cc.


Moral: always check fluids in your new fork before using it. You may be surprised!

Cleaning the bike, not washing the bike!

When the bike is dirty what do you do? Wash it, right? Bad idea!
The best way to clean your bike is:

• Let it dry
• Use a BRUSH to clean it
• When you clean it with a brush you may also see what repairs/adjustments (if any) have to be done

Washing the bike is bad and is for the lazy!