NOS Akront Wheels

[thearcticsea]

Hey all,

I picked up a pair of vintage Akront shouldered aluminum wheels the other day. They're both 18" and 36 hole.

Anyone have any thoughts on using these on a build? My vague idea when I bought them was that they'd be great on some old british period racer/"cafe", but I'm not an expert on lacing wheels.

I assume they were drilled for a certain application at some point, is this fair to assume? Would they be plug and play with any 36 hole hubs? What do you fountains of wisdom know!?

Thanks!

 

[Kanticoy]

They are more then likely both drilled for drums. That's how most of the high shouldered guys were. There is a little play in the angle of the spoke, but you couldn't, say, lace a disk hub to a drum hoop without re-drilling and shimming the holes. Most drums of the era are similar enough they would work.