H: Hubs, Wheels and Tyres Wheel Information

Bowes Tim

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Thank you for all the reply’s sent regarding re building my wheels, it looks like I’m going to have to sort quite a few things out.
one of my main concerns is the lack of clearance between the back of the front drums and the spokes at the hub flanges possibly only 0.001”/.002“ also the fact that the front brake drums have been chromed in the 1970s don’t know if this affects the structure of the cast drums.
The spokes are 8 swg /10 swg butted.
Thanks again
tim
 

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Jonathan Lambley

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I wondered if anyone can give me some information on re building the wheels up to standard ie 300 x 20 front and 350 x 19 in steel or stainless.

They have got at present alloy Borrani WM 1-19 record front and WM 2 - 19 rear with 1970s chromed hub flanges and with twin Black Shadow ribbed chromed drums, front and plain drums at the rear.

Any information on wheel builders/restorers/recommendations would be appreciated.

Tim
Tim,
its quite a few years ago but I used Devon Rims and had stainless wheels done, which were perfect. Here's a link to them

Cheers Jon
 

vibrac

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Of course if you have perfect wheels now you could build a Taveners Jig to build a new rim I made one for my Difazio (obviously with a moving axel its a difficult job on a conventional spinning jig) I was very pleased when the re rimmed wheel came out perfect and not a wheel builder in sight

 
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