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2012-04-26 12:50 PM
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two words:  IM pressive!

 

where do I send my spoked wheel specs?



2012-04-26 1:26 PM
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Wow nice.  Being a DIY'er mysef I think I'm going to give this a shot. 
2012-04-28 8:35 PM
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are those  700c wheels?

 

2013-03-07 7:23 PM
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Left Brain - 2011-09-28 3:13 PM

That is very cool!  I envy anyone who has that type of talent.  I'd glue my eyelids together, and the wheel to my hair.

Great job!

beer on keyboard now!
2013-03-07 10:19 PM
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I saw a post exactly like this on slowtwitch
2013-03-08 9:39 AM
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LOVE seeing people being innovative & sharing that information.  It's definitely not rocket science and you get the satisfaction of knowing you did it yourself.  I'll be curious to hear how it performs for you, but I suspect it will ride perfectly and at a fraction of the cost.  Great job!


2013-03-08 5:19 PM
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looks good to me and kudos for doing it yourself. My only question or suggestion would be concerning the hole for the valve. Would it be more aerodynamic to use some of that high tech packaging tape to cover the hole or even retape the cut out back in? It would still be easy to remove if needed.
2013-03-09 10:04 AM
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Nice work.
2013-03-09 11:04 AM
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DaveL - 2013-03-08 5:19 PM looks good to me and kudos for doing it yourself. My only question or suggestion would be concerning the hole for the valve. Would it be more aerodynamic to use some of that high tech packaging tape to cover the hole or even retape the cut out back in? It would still be easy to remove if needed.

Packaging tape actually works quite while for disc wheel, and you can tape your entire wheel with it. 

2013-03-09 7:30 PM
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My rim height is 27mm.  What size would I need to cut the discs to make this work?  When you take out the sliver to make it concave the disc will be smaller so if I made it disk 27mm to start with wouldn't it be too small after the cut?  
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lakelandsledder - 2013-03-09 5:30 PM My rim height is 27mm.  What size would I need to cut the discs to make this work?  When you take out the sliver to make it concave the disc will be smaller so if I made it disk 27mm to start with wouldn't it be too small after the cut?  

Just measure from the brake track to the hub and add a bit, a 1/2"? Make sure to measure along the spokes, not straight up and down.



2013-06-01 9:21 PM
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Did mine today, looking forward to race day tomorrow.  OP thanks for the DIY post!

2013-06-02 7:35 AM
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Looks great Donto. Very professional looking! I also made my own disc cover, but used .060 abs. It works fine, but if I did it again I would use .020 or .040(if I could find that size locally). I took it on a 45 mile ride on Monday to make sure there wasn't any issues. It worked out great.
2013-07-08 10:50 PM
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Just did mine using .05 ABS and it's helped up fine to this point. I've taken it out on a few rides and had a 45 miler this weekend with it on during the rain. As long as you correctly tape it, it works AWESOME. Probably cost $35 total and a few hours...

2013-07-08 11:57 PM
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Wrote up a blog post on the DIY myself. All of the steps and information I took from the original poster here. What an easy project!

http://midwesttrilife.blogspot.com/2013/07/diy-aero-wheel-cover-tut...

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