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> Brian Watson <
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> >> dejonica <dejonica@_hotmail.com> wrote:
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> How long does it take you lace up a wheel Brian? I mean from initial
assembly
> until ready to go on the bike.
Really hard to say. I've only done 2 so I still get a bit "excited" about doing it. I get home with
the spokes and don't really have time to do it so I grab 10mins here and there when I can and stick
a few spokes in - maybe 30 - 45 mins for that. Then I spend maybe an hour sitting down doing the
tension/true/stress relieve. I don't know if I have just been lucky but both have come out really
well despite starting with old, bent, rims! Mind you neither have many kilometres on them yet, but
the look true and don't creak. I think patience is the key - when I first put the spokes in I screw
the nipples on until the thread just disappears on all spokes, then I just keep going round and
round doing first half, then quarter, turns until it is taught. Both times this has given me a wheel
that is round and very nearly true. Then minor truing adjustments, stress relieve and final true.
For the first one I had a printed copy of Sheldon Brown's instructions beside
me. For the second I just looked at another wheel to double check that I was starting with
the first spoke going the right way - it just sort of flows from there. I can't wait to
do the next one!
BTW, there have been people in this thread saying they are getting wheels built for ~$50 including
spokes! This seems good value as quite a few shops charge between $0.65 and $1.50 each for decent
spokes! I am pretty sure my LBS charges $40 plus spokes - which I still think is still pretty good.
I reckon pay someone to do it unless (like me) you are keen on DIY.
Brian
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