Eric: Did I sell the fixed wheel to you along with the Motobecane? If so, I wonder how well it stood up to your high mileage. That was the one wheel I've built.
If I didn't sell it to you, I wonder where the heck it went? On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 12:33 PM 'Eric Norris' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Thanks to everyone who has built wheels successfully for chiming in on > this. I’ve always viewed building wheels as the kind of thing I want a > trusted professional doing. I have a couple of top-notch wheelbuilders I > trust who have built thousands of wheels. Building my own always seemed a > little like home surgery—better to go to a pro. > > OTOH, I started processing color film during Quarantine, which is > something I resisted doing for years. Great results so far (but the > consequences of failure are a poorly developed negative, not a wheel > disintegrating on the way down a mountain). > > Hearing that others have built successfully with basic tools is > empowering. I may have to try it myself. > > --Eric Norris > campyonly...@me.com > Insta: @CampyOnlyGuy > YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy > > On Oct 19, 2020, at 11:06 AM, Mark Roland <absolutegal...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I have threatened to build my own wheels for a number of years. Finally, > this year, with the addition of a few Rivendell framesets that needed wider > rims than I could filch from my stack of vintage stuff, I went for it. > > I have had good success with Roger Musson's A Professional Guide to > Wheelbuilding. You can download a copy for about $10 I believe. Lots of > good, straightforward instructions, advice, and tips. I had a question on a > recent build (my bmx tribute wheels for my Susie!!) and he replied via > email within the hour. He breaks it down nicely so that my brain doesn't > get overwhelmed. I like following the directions and having everything work > out! The first pair I built are going strong, no adjustment needed. It's > really very satisfying once you take the plunge. Sneak peek of my Susie > hoops: > > <IMG_20201012_092530948(1).jpg> > > <IMG_20201014_115739374(1).jpg> > > > On Monday, October 19, 2020 at 11:25:58 AM UTC-4, Steven Seelig wrote: >> >> So with COVID and all, I've decided that now is the time to do stuff that >> I haven't ever done before. Learning to speak French is perhaps a bridge >> too far - not so good at language. But it seems reasonable to think that I >> can at least build a front wheel with a Dyno hub to put on the Sam I ride >> in the means streets of DC and on some gravel. >> >> I have a truing stand but not a dishing tool. I would say I am a >> competent wrencher. Of course anyone who has built up a wheel did it once >> for the first time. Is this something I should take on? What are the odds >> for success? Will I quit in frustration? >> >> Points of view encouraged. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6206ee51-e3f2-4cb5-829f-d57bd56bf79bo%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6206ee51-e3f2-4cb5-829f-d57bd56bf79bo%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > <IMG_20201012_092530948(1).jpg><IMG_20201014_115739374(1).jpg> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1F6210C8-D680-43C4-9754-3A1F69BF65B6%40me.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1F6210C8-D680-43C4-9754-3A1F69BF65B6%40me.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgs5NukBtYs%2B%3DmhSKz3tPTu6rqen8uZcmrXaT2NNqRDuew%40mail.gmail.com.
