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looking good so far!
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Thank you angry pal for your encouragement... I am following Roger Musson's online wheel building book which I think it's just a tab easier to read and follow than Sheldon's. But Roger "requires" that I dismantle the whole thing after I completed the first time of lacing and do it again on my own without instructions...blindfolded!
So... that's what I am gonna do when i come back after a short break. |
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Ha!
I actually built my first set of wheels before completing my first D2R2, so it was a good test of their integrity. Happy to report no issues. I've built myself several sets since then, and rather enjoy the process. Put some good music on, pour a good drink and relax with a soothing, repetitious mechanical activity. bueno!
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Yessir... There's no better proving ground than d2r2... If it fails, it will fail spectacularly
Good job there, scientist pal. Anyone wants to share a lifetime supply of boiled linseed oil with me? |
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i only boil my own.
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Until I saw him at D2R2, this is exactly how I imagined AngryScientist.
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Angry pal, I like your meth lab setup...
In my entire arsenal of wheel building tools (spoke wrench, tensiometer, dish, truing stand), this by far is the most useful and esteemed above all else... |
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Done.
First "rear" build completed. Pacenti SL23 (new version) 32h Shimano 5800 hub Sapim Straight 14g Brass nipple ------------------------------------- Reflections: - Make small...incremental changes, check again. - Strive for equal tension same side - Keep stress-relieving spokes throughout - Break it down "section by section" and tackle one at a time - Take your time, don't rush, come back to it, be patient - Better to do it right...slowly, then to mess things up in a rush and spend more time fixing later - Choose quality rim to build - Get good coach/mentor (OldPotatoe, ergott, Peter P) I followed Roger Musson's book and it was really easy. (www.wheelpro.co.uk) Found this quote from his book to be very true: "The rim is flat and round to start with and by tightening all the spokes equally it will remain flat and round with the hub central in the wheel and with all the spokes at a similar tension, and if we get our spoke lengths correct then the dish will be very close too. Then all that is required is a bit of fine tuning to finish the wheel." Lastly....it's really not that hard, if you are thinking about it, you should definitely go for it! Last edited by weisan; 11-26-2015 at 09:29 PM. |
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Way correct..on a high end rim, that's flat and round, all you are really doing is 'centering the hub'. Now, after a while, to test your mettle with wheelbuilding..use an old hub, used, light, tubular rim(like Fiamme Yellow-DOH), thin spokes and not enough of them..
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Thank you old-pal. For those of you who are not aware, old pal has been mentoring me behind the scenes...
I am excited and ready for more...I really enjoy the whole process. So I got one more build (28h) that I want to complete in the next few days. But I am already shopping for rims to take advantage of some of the online sales that are going on. This will go on Shimano 6800 rear hub. Which one would you pick if this is your build? 1) H Plus Son Archetype 2) HED C2 3) Pacenti (again?) 4) Others: suggestion |
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My favorite is DT. Flat-est/roundest rims I have ever built. HEDs build well, have a great rep but I don't understand why they are so expensive.
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DT Swiss RR440 Asymmetric 700c 32h Black
Bikewagon after discount: $94 HED Belgium Series C2 700c Rim Art's Cyclery: $105 |
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I would choose the DT. Swiss made precision. $94 great price...wholesale they are only about $20 less. Nothing wrong with Asian rims(H+Son excellent).
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as always, found this excellent review from my pal 22.8/2 in another thread...
http://forums.thepaceline.net/showpo...2&postcount=28 Quote:
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Curious to try HED, so going with that this time around...saving DT for the next build. Oh, and I forgot to mention one other thing that I learned from this wheel building process is.....the more I understand how good quality wheels are put together, the less inclined I am to buy proprietary, boutique, lightweight or low spoke count wheels.... |
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