When I build wheels (I've done maybe 4 or 5) I just lay the new wheel next
to a built wheel and copy the spoke pattern. I may have watched a video
once; may have read something from Sheldon. Except for the one time when I
threaded the spokes backwards (elbows out when they shoulda been in) I've
No, I got the frame and a few other bits. I found a pretty cheap set of
pre-built wheels which have held up pretty well, probably due in part to the
deep-section rims.
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> On Oct 19, 2020, at 11:39 AM, Patri
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 <
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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
I second that, i.e., lace up your own dyno wheel. I built my first wheel a
few years ago and a few more since. Nothing fancy: 32-hole 3x front and
rear; I'm 155# and just riding along. My first attempt at wheelbuilding
lasted the life of the rim without having to retouch it, so I call that a
su
Although I agree with Patrick, I will say that my first wheel built took me
significantly longer to build! It's a good experience though. If I were to
chip in more advice it would be to pay careful attention because if you
make a mistake early on it often means undoing many steps to correct it.
I’ve built a handful of wheels with only a truing stand. They’ve all come
out fine. I find Jobst’s book to have the clearest instructions. You can
check dish by flipping the wheel over.
Ironically, I started building my own when the expensive custom wheel I got
from my LBS detensioned completely a
Do it. I've built exactly 1 wheel, to try it, and it served me well for a
few thousand miles. This was a 36-hole non-dished wheel for a fixed
drivetrain, and following Sheldon Brown's instructions it was surprisingly
easy without having to dish or give different tensions to R and L sides. I
took me
