The wheelbuilder's craft

[mcteague]

Really interesting article with some cool photos.

https://cyclingtips.com/2017/11/a-lo...-builders-use/

Tim

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by mcteague

Really interesting article with some cool photos.

https://cyclingtips.com/2017/11/a-lo...-builders-use/

Tim

Great article..spoke wrenches are a constant issue. So many goofy standards.



As I've mentioned, if all I did was build wheels I'd be happy...wait, that IS all I do these days..so yup, happy.

[alancw3]

great article. thanks for sharing. way back (like 25 years ago) i bought a bob jackson that had been built for an olypmic hopeful that was a teammate of greg lemond. one of those bikes i should have never sold. anyway one day i am out riding and i hear a "pop" sound but i keep riding because i could not figure out what happened. got home like 30 miles later and sure enough a spoke on the drive side had broken but the wheel was still in perfect true. i could not believe that as my prior experience had been that when i spoke broke the wheel went completely out of true, subsequently having talked to a couple of accomplished wheel builders that is like perfection. like something to do with balanced tension on the wheel.

[MaraudingWalrus]

It really is an interesting craft. I know a lot of forumites aren't on instagram, but for those that are, there really are some fantastic images and glimpses at this stuff from lots of other wheelbuilders out there.

I really enjoy that aspect of it, I have a better relationship with fellow wheelbuilders around the country and globe than I do with most shops nearby, just because we're all super stoked an passionate about this one niche of bikes.

There are some insanely interesting and in depth discussion that goes on in the comments sections when builders chime in on each other's posts, also.

[bikinchris]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

Great article..spoke wrenches are a constant issue. So many goofy standards.



As I've mentioned, if all I did was build wheels I'd be happy...wait, that IS all I do these days..so yup, happy.

You forgot all of the driver style internal hex head spoke wrenches. They look like screwdrivers. I only have 4 different ones and I think there are about 8 different ones.

[m_sasso]

Viewed this new tool on Pink Bike, Fouriers Quick True Tool - Review https://www.pinkbike.com/news/fourie...view-2017.html not a must have however certainly beats the zip tie for small truing tasks. Hope the price stays close to intended, $30 - 40.00.

[dgauthier]

Originally Posted by m_sasso

Viewed this new tool on Pink Bike, Fouriers Quick True Tool (...)

I like the tool, but the reviewer is a bit clueless:

"Because there's a single feeler gauge that works from just one side (a traditional truing stand works from both sides), you will need to mount the tool on the side that requires attention, and possibly switch it from one side to the other if the rim has a good wiggle in it."

With such a bare bones setup, you should really leave the tool in place and flip the tire in the frame to keep from messing up the wheel dish. Furthermore, I have no idea how one decides which side "requires attention," as I've never seen a wheel that was out of true only on one side.

Delightful article from the OP, by the way.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by bikinchris

You forgot all of the driver style internal hex head spoke wrenches. They look like screwdrivers. I only have 4 different ones and I think there are about 8 different ones.

Some mo'

[Spaghetti Legs]

Thanks for posting. I’m getting ready to start my first ground up wheel build and amassing knowledge base and motivation!

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by Spaghetti Legs

Thanks for posting. I’m getting ready to start my first ground up wheel build and amassing knowledge base and motivation!

Sweet!!! Are those far superior Campagnolo tubular rims??

I can help with spoke length.....

[Spaghetti Legs]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

Sweet!!! Are those far superior Campagnolo tubular rims??

I can help with spoke length.....

They are clinchers, alas. Omega 19’s. Yes next question would be spoke length. I haven’t had a chance yet to crunch a spoke calculator.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by Spaghetti Legs

They are clinchers, alas. Omega 19’s. Yes next question would be spoke length. I haven’t had a chance yet to crunch a spoke calculator.

I use this, have for years, very accurate

http://www.bikeschool.com/tools/spoke-length-calculator

[Spaghetti Legs]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

I use this, have for years, very accurate

http://www.bikeschool.com/tools/spoke-length-calculator

Grazie!

[Redbasso2]

I love the look of the Fouriers truing tool..I got to get me on of those babies! It's really needed now that disc brake bikes are taking over, there isn't a brake pad close for referencing the true of a rim anymore!

[Gummee]

Originally Posted by Spaghetti Legs

They are clinchers, alas. Omega 19’s. Yes next question would be spoke length. I haven’t had a chance yet to crunch a spoke calculator.

Weren't Omega 19s the same dimensions as O4CDs?

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