So I just laced up an old Mavic Cosmos. Took a while because the stupid bladed ends kept falling out of the hub shell. Used another Mavic as a guide.
So here's the questions:
1. Start with Inside slots first?
2. Do one side at a time or alternate
3. Replacing Hex Nipples(Mavic ABS) with standard Nipples or only use ABS?
4. Best tool for reaching Hex Nipples inside rim. My Park 3-Way was a tight fit.
I had a hard time getting even tension, so ended up with more Radial error than I wish.
I guess I would prefer the straight pull hubs where the spoke is threaded through a hole in the hub shell. The Cosmos have heads with a bladed area just below the slides into the slot. So I tried to turn each spoke after installing so that it would not fall out.
Anyone else have experience building Mavic wheels?
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