Re: [CR]relacing used hubs

>I would be interested in an answer. The person who taught me to build
>wheels thought that once a hub was marked it had to be built that way. If
>not the flange large or small would have a high probability of cracking.
>Using a file would not help.
>
> Urban legend or true. Enquiring minds would like to know.
>
> Howard Darr
> Clymer 5 below here PA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <marcus.e.helman@gm.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 8:51 AM
> Subject: [CR]relacing used hubs
>
>
>>I am going to lace up some wheels on a pair of used Campagnolo Record
>> hubs. There are marks around the spoke holes that indicate how the hub
>> was laced before. I prefer to lace my wheels so that when looking at the
>> left flange of the rear wheel from the left side of the bike, a head-down
>> spoke at the top of the flange points toward about 10:00 on the rim.
>> This
>> hub was laced the opposite way: a head-down spoke on the left flange
>> would
>> point at 2:00.
>>
>> Question 1: Is it better to relace the way the hub was laced before, or
>> is
>> it ok to switch directions?
>> Question 2: the spokes must have been pretty tight before, since some of
>> them have dug up little ridges. Should I file or sand those ridges down?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Marcus Helman
>> -2 degrees in Huntington Woods, MI