Slope (posily attired) finally bandwaggonised himself into building some black wheels today. That's as black and as far as he can go right now.
For the 1992 GT Karakoram shopping bike, wot lives down in the dark but warm bunker below
Rear wheel Rigida (Ryde) Sputnik black 36 hole rim. Shimano Deore FH-T610 hub (bearings readjusted to last a lot longer than when they leave the Shimano factory). DT Swiss D/B Competition on the NDS. DT Swiss P/G Champion on the drive side. Prolock brass nipples
Front wheel Rigida (Ryde) Sputnik black 32 hole rim. SP PV8 black dyno hub. DT Swiss D/B Competition spokes. Prolock brass nipples.
Photo in the
living room workshop at Snowdon Towers