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10-08-2016, 05:32 PM
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I found Brandt's book authoritative, comprehensive, accurate and impenetrable. I have built several wheels successfully with a book that is likely out of print called "the spoken wheel." Can't recall the author--first name I think is Leonard. I think you might find it at Abe books or half.com.
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11-01-2016, 10:44 AM
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Found some useful wheel building "tips" here: http://www.wheelfanatyk.com/wheelbuilding-library/
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11-01-2016, 12:57 PM
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There was a time when Ric offered free evening bike maintenance clinics locally. There were 8 or 10 of us there one night for a wheel truing How-To. An hour or more of explanation with hands-on then Q&A until we ran out of Q.
I miss that stuff; the internet will have to do.
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11-01-2016, 02:31 PM
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Some random thoughts.
If you want to practice with a wheel, practice with a new one. A used wheel will have some spokes that are fatigued, some not, etc. You'll get inconsistent feel/etc. Build a new wheel, disassemble, rebuild. You'll learn the rim's faults pretty quickly and realize that truing such a rim is always a compromise. (When I had a shop my preferred supplier was a 10 minute drive away. I'd go into the warehouse, go through a box of 20-30 rims, placing each one on a semi-level surface, choosing only the best ones. The rims ship in massive boxes with many rims so they naturally braced each other, unlike when you get a couple-few pairs of rims shipped via UPS. The wheels came together super nice because the rims were pretty straight to begin with. Shipped rims... I hate them because you never know if the box got tweaked in shipping until you build the wheel and the rim has a bobble or something.) Use straight spokes and all that. For example I think I have some 298mm 2.0 straight spokes that I'll never use. I probably have 15-20 boxes of various size spokes. Straight spokes if you hold them with your finger you can feel them wind up or release. Bladed spokes are a pain because at higher tensions you have to hold them with something (like a bladed spoke holder or an adjustable wrench adjusted to 1mm). With round spokes it's easier, at least to me. The truing stand is a minor part of things, although a nice one is nice. A very stable truing "station" (whether it's sitting in an unused fork or your bike or an actual truing stand) allows you to really hone the tension/trueness.
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11-01-2016, 03:02 PM
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Anyone have any recommendations for some good Youtube wheel building videos to bookmark? Good video=decent quality, in focus; wheel builder is not insanely long winded; pithy and to the point, but enough depth to actually help you get the job done.
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11-01-2016, 03:37 PM
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Here's a video on lacing a wheel :http://www.wheelpro.co.uk/support/la...cle-wheels.php
(His PDF book is excellent and reasonably priced)
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11-01-2016, 06:09 PM
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I've got this. Been hauling it around since the 70"s. Makes me smile every time I open it up. You'd be suprised with the info within but by todays standards and parts and pieces it's a tad outdated. Same principals but with alot less tools. I'll frame it for my funeral.
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11-02-2016, 05:42 AM
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11-02-2016, 08:32 AM
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Built a few sets when I worked at a LBS. Would like to build up the next set for the new bikes, but without access to a stand or dishing tool, I feel like I just can't be bothered... I know a fork will work fine, just another little thing in the way. Thankfully, I have a good local shop relatively close!
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11-02-2016, 09:20 AM
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Build your own!
 http://www.wheelpro.co.uk/support/tr...and-gauges.php http://www.wheelpro.co.uk/support/dishing-tool.php Last edited by Tony T; 11-02-2016 at 09:39 AM.
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12-07-2016, 02:30 PM
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wheel stand for OP's great grandpappy...
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http://forums.thepaceline.net/attach...1&d=1480782251
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12-07-2016, 04:24 PM
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