Amen to Sheldon Brown's method (although even Sheldon himself cited Brandt as the definitive source of wheelbuilding information and technique)... I've built a few dozen wheels over the last few years and taught others via Sheldon's method... God bless the man!
BB On Apr 10, 4:04 pm, "J. Burkhalter" <burk...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Apr 10, 12:29 pm, jandrews_nyc <jasonaschwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Can anyone recommend a resource for > > learning the right way? > > I assume I'll have to invest in some new tools and a truing stand. > > Hey Jason, > > I'll second Sheldon's how-to resource. I still use it as a reference > when I build up a wheel. When I was teaching myself, in addition to > Sheldon's site, I also read other how-to's on the interwebs and > borrowed freely from ideas that seemed smart to me. As for tools, I > bought a nice old used Park stand, a used dishing stick, and a Park > tensiometer. There are plenty of folks who build fine wheels without > these, but I found each really helpful, and they paid for themselves > pretty quickly. Equal parts beer and patience helps, as well. > > good luck and have fun! > -Jay B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
