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Wheels Mfg. Exhibits Prototype Cranks, Headset & Extra (Plus New Instruments)
May
Wheels Manufacturing is branching out effectively past backside brackets and store instruments. Their Sea Otter sales space was packed stuffed with prototypes aboard a beautiful Sanitas Cycles hardtail, with cranks, pedals, a chainring bash guard, headset, and seatpost collar.
Additionally they have new Solo Cog singlespeed cogs and adapters, and new store instruments, too.
They weren’t sharing loads of information on the prototype elements, however the cranks look smooth and slim, with a little bit of chiseling on the bottom to save lots of weight The topography particulars are machined in, not printed, which is a singular contact. Notice that it’s additionally holding a Wheels Mfg. chainring, too.
The pedals have 11 pins per facet and, doable, extra or full dimension bearings each inboard and outboard judging by the bulge on the surface edge.
The bashguard is mounted to a BB spacer, however presumably they’ll have customary ISCG05 choices, too. However, since they make the BBs, too, this can be a cool choice for becoming it to many bikes.
The seat collar is straight ahead, with a pleasant cutout on the edges to save lots of a couple of grams. The headset is…a headset. They weren’t saying a lot about what makes it particular. But.
Wheels Mfg. Solo Spline singlespeed equipment for Micro Spline
Final 12 months, Wheels confirmed off their Solo-XD, a spacer and adapter equipment that allows you to mount considered one of their Solo Cogs to a SRAM XD freehub physique. Now, they’re added the Solo-Spline, letting you mount their singlespeed cogs to a Shimano Micro Spline driver physique, too. It’s nonetheless a prototype, however anticipate this to be obtainable quickly.
Their Solo-Cogs now come in additional sizes and all the colours. Sizes now embody 16/18/19/20/21/22/23. Some can be found now, all might be out by finish of June.
New Wheels Mfg. instruments
Proven on the highest row, the brand new Axle Ruler Package and Extensive Bearing Press ease service efforts on the ever-growing variety of axle sizes. The 12″ lengthy Extensive Hub/Suspension Press Package matches every part as much as 190/197 hub widths and contains two pace spacers and a press deal with.
The Axle ruler (prime left) has 13 totally different thread dimension and pitch “nuts” that allow you to take a look at your axles to substantiate what’s wanted for a substitute. It additionally has imperial and metric rulers on it and is pegboard suitable. Obtainable now, MSRP is $122.99.
On the underside row are up to date Vice Shaft Clamps. They’re designed for holding spherical objects, from dropper posts to suspension stanchions and air cans. The break up in half and now have robust magnets on the backs so that they’ll keep in your vice at the same time as you open it to insert or launch the half being serviced.