Campagnolo Record Wheelset. Yes, I Built It!

This past weekend I handed off the coolest wheel set I've built to my friend and now proud owner of a Campagnolo record wheel set, Dwight. I loved building this wheel set because this was for a Clydesdale rider who had one criteria: Make it strong! We totally nailed that requirement with this build.

Dwight would have gone with 60 spokes if it made the wheel stronger, but in the end we settled on a 32 spoke 3x, which will handle his weight and anything he or the road can dish out.

The decals on the RR1.2 are sick! I fell in love with the rim the moment I pulled it out of the box. Again, not as light as other rims, but the deep dish design and brand made for a strong rim. Plus, I encourage you to enlarge this image. Notice the red nipples? Bling! It was a nice touch to this wheel. This wheel is black and the red nipples looks SWEET when they are spinning.

I actually got the idea from a mountain bike wheel I built for another friend. He had a red Pro Hope II hub and black DT Swiss rim. When I saw how nice that wheel looked, I convinced Dwight to do the same. He wasn't disappointed.

Campagnolo Record is nothing short of amazing. I love my Pro Hope II mountain bike wheels because the recall those things offer when they spin will alert anyone ahead of me know that I am approaching. That is appropriate for mountain a mountain bike. the Campagnolo Record hubs are stealth! There is hardly any noise at all when this wheel gets spinning; appropriate for a road wheel set.

The wheelset

Hub: Campagnolo Record
Spokes: DT Swiss Double Butted
Rim: DT Swiss RR1.2

Rear

Front

Short Track Image.

I had some fun in PhotoShop this evening. This is an image I took during the 2008 Boulder Short Track Series. Obviously doctored up a bit, but I had some fun doing it.