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After ordering new rims, spokes, and nipples I disassembled the wheel I damaged a week and a half ago and it’s front counterpart, and here are the hubs. The front is a WTB LaserDisc Lite and the rear is a WTB LaserDisc Single Duty. These will be rebuilt with butted DT Swiss spokes and Salsa Semi 29’er Disc rims.
This will be my first full wheel build. About two years ago I built a truing stand and replaced the nipples in the 26″ wheels on my Specialized, and despite taking a while I seem to have gotten it right. The wheels have stayed true and I haven’t had any problems with them. This should be very similar, with only the addition of having to lace the wheels first. I still have to get my head around doing this properly, especially on disc brake wheels, but I hope (and expect) that it’ll work out pretty well. I can’t ride my single speed until it does, so I’m a bit anxious.