On Jan 14, 2008 9:35 PM, Pete Morsch < petemorsch@gmail.com> wrote:

Erik Stockmeier wrote:
> Hi all-
>
> Erik D S from The Recyclery (Chicago/Evanston) here. We're working on
> making up some laminated spoke cards for our wheel room this winter...
> the idea being to have an easy, reusable (dry erase marker) id system
> for wheels that can tell any major features, defects, etc. so that
> people don't have to go traipsing back and forth to the wheel room to
> find something that both fits a fork AND spins.
>
> some ideas i've had are:
> diameter
> ideal tire width range (c/o chart by sheldon brown)
> hub/locknut-locknut width
> # of cogs (for rear wheels)
> other notes (things that need tightening, loosening, truing, rounding,
> overhauling, missing spokes, oddsized axles, rare alloys, whatever)
>
> have any other shops done this? if so, what information have you
> found relevant to put on the cards? i'd like to keep it simple enough
> to make a volunteer/work trade task without superfluous options of
> information--a nice volunteer/work trade task.
>
> Thats all!
>
> thanks,
>
> erik
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Erik-

I think the system sounds rad! The dry erase option is top shelf. Our
shop is just getting up and rolling, but we're big fans of baling wire
(that cheapy, twist-tie without the nice paper covering stuff) because,
unlike zip ties or whatnot, they're good and reuse-able.

For wheels, we've just sorted things by rim size, and then overhauled
hubs and trued them (slowly but surely, one right after another). Then,
we tag them with a green tag (green means go, no tag means straight from
the dumpster to you- it'll need some work). We're hoping that'll
eliminate the need to scrounge around and guess which wheel is a hunk
and which is a prize.

I like the extra info you're offering, and it really might be a great
exercise for work/traders. Kudos... and we're stealing your idea...

off to the laminator...

Thanks Erik-
pete.
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