Wheel-building Al Fresco

The weather was a bit nicer, today, than it has been for the past little bit.  So, I moved the wheel-stand out to the front yard,  I disassembled my 650b wheels, and relaced the rims onto disc-brake hubs.

After the wheels were trued and tensioned, I mounted the tires and then installed the disc rotors.  If you are ever planning on owning disc wheels, invest in a set of Torx fittings for your ratchet.  The ratchet method allows you to mount the disc in about a third of the time required with the tool supplied with the brakeset.

So now, I can check out the 650b performance out.  At this point, I can run the bike as a 700 x whatever road or cross set-up, 650b road or mountain, 650bx29er, or 29er mtb.

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