@wjcstp New rim is a DT R470db, which has reputation for durability from what I've read. OEM was a WTB i19, which looks to have a reputation for cracking at the spoke holes.
I somehow never learned to build wheels, or really even true them. I should try learning that sometime.
It always makes me nervous I'm going to get stuck tracking down used, NOS, or low-end parts that followed an old standard when something breaks. My Bontrager has a 1" treadless steerer, I'm stuck with to fork it has. My 2022 Yeti has a derailleur hanger, but most mid to high-end MTB groups have moved to UDH. There is a third-party adapter out there for this bike, I'm tempted to grab one (while they are still available) for when it wares out.
I broke my road bike (again)
Grrr!
@cwhartman I still have a '90s Bridgestone MB4 that stripped out the fork threads a while back, but it's always been rigid, not too hard to find decent rigid replacement forks. I'm guessing that's not the case for suspension forks.
Wheelbuilding isn't the cheap way to get a wheel, but it's fun. I raced CX for years on wheels i built with LX/XT hubs and Velocity rims, they barely ever needed truing.
Wheelbuilding isn't the cheap way to get a wheel, but it's fun. I raced CX for years on wheels i built with LX/XT hubs and Velocity rims, they barely ever needed truing.
@wjcstp I always loved the Bridgestones back in the day.
You are correct, 1" steerer suspension forks pretty much stopped being made a few years after my frame. Being threadless (though I could always replace the headset and stem) is even more rare. I'd love to just throw a rigid fork on it, but it was made for suspension, so most older forks would make the geometry even steeper than it already is.
You are correct, 1" steerer suspension forks pretty much stopped being made a few years after my frame. Being threadless (though I could always replace the headset and stem) is even more rare. I'd love to just throw a rigid fork on it, but it was made for suspension, so most older forks would make the geometry even steeper than it already is.
All of my bikes are built around some form of "obsolete" tech as far as the bike industry goes, that's partly why i've built a handful of wheels myself, too hard to find what i wanted.