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Wheel Stiffness Test/WH7700

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Original article: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/rinard/wheel/7700/index.htm on sheldonbrown.com

  • Reproduced with the permission of John Allen and Harriet Fell — all rights reserved. The version on sheldonbrown.com is authoritative.
  • Mirrored: 2026-10-09 · Last update of the original: see original
1999 Shimano WH-7700 wheels

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Front Wheel

739 grams without skewer
Rear Wheel

963 grams without skewer
Front hub showing spoke crossing. wh7700fhub.jpg Spoke pairs from left and right flanges are approximately parallel. wh7700parallel.jpg Rear hub uses a titanium cassette body. wh7700rhub.jpg Rear hub showing oversized aluminum alloy nipples. wh7700rhub2.jpg
Brake track is bead blasted, not machined. wh7700rim.jpg Seam is sleeved, not welded. Warning label covers joint. wh7700seam.jpg Spoke hole at rim shows some dimpling. wh7700spokerim.jpg Warning! RTFM and adjust your brakes. wh7700warning.jpg
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