Built my first wheel!

Ok, I know lots of you have done it, and it was only a front wheel, and actually I was only
replacing the rim by taping it next to the old rim and swapping the spokes over, so I didn't really
have to worry about the lacing or dishing, so it's nothing really to shout about; but still I feel
like marking the occasion. Thanks to Pete Biggs who suggested it and gave me the confidence to do
it, and thanks to whoever it was (sorry, I forgot) who first mentioned the discounted truing stands
at Halfords (there's still one available at Tottenham Hale if anyone's interested).

Rich

 

Well done!

Vernon has a wheel on Nathan's bike to sort out

Cheers, helen s

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Richard Goodman wrote:
> Ok, I know lots of you have done it, and it was only a front wheel, and actually I was only
> replacing the rim by taping it next to the old rim and swapping the spokes over, so I didn't
> really have to worry about the lacing or dishing, so it's nothing really to shout about; but still
> I feel like marking the occasion. Thanks to Pete Biggs who suggested it and gave me the confidence
> to do it, and thanks to whoever it was (sorry, I forgot) who first mentioned the discounted truing
> stands at Halfords (there's still one available at Tottenham Hale if anyone's interested).

You're welcome and well done

I do like that moment of swapping the final spoke over then realising you've got a complete wheel
which seemed to have laced itself!

~PB

 

"Richard Goodman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Ok, I know lots of you have done it, and it was only a front wheel, and actually I was only
> replacing the rim by taping it next to the old rim and swapping the spokes over, so I didn't
> really have to worry about the lacing or dishing, so it's nothing really to shout about; but still
> I feel like marking the occasion. Rich

I haven't done it yet - but am getting psyched up to have a shot (was amazed to get my truing stand
for £10 in Edinburgh Halfords - priced at £19.99 but I must have arrived on their final reductions
day and the computer knew.)

Even if the hub is just transplanted from one rim to another don't you have to worry about getting
the dishing right ?

And where do you get a cheapo dishing stick/gauge/tool..... or is there a home build alternative ?

Regards, Tim

 

"Tim Henderson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> And where do you get a cheapo dishing stick/gauge/tool..... or is there a home build alternative ?
>
To check dishing, just flip the wheel round in the jig .

Phileas

 

Phileas wrote:

>> And where do you get a cheapo dishing stick/gauge/tool..... or is there a home build
>> alternative ?
>>
> To check dishing, just flip the wheel round in the jig .

A gauge is more precise because wheel won't necessarily sit in the dropouts precisely the same way
each time. It's more satisfying to use a gauge.

~PB

 

"Tim Henderson" <[email protected]> wrote in message ..
>
> Even if the hub is just transplanted from one rim to another don't you have to worry about getting
> the dishing right ?
>
...

The reason I said I didn't have to worry too much about the dishing was because, as I saw it, on
the front wheel I only had to centre the rim between the flanges of the hub, which is quite easy
to do by eye. On a rear generally the rim has to be offset from the centre line between the
flanges because of the freewheel body, and perhaps that's more difficult to judge - at least
that's what I thought.

Rich

 

On 31 May 2003 23:26:40 -0700, [email protected] (Tim Henderson) wrote:

>"Richard Goodman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:<[email protected]>...
>> Ok, I know lots of you have done it, and it was only a front wheel, and actually I was only
>> replacing the rim by taping it next to the old rim and swapping the spokes over, so I didn't
>> really have to worry about the lacing or dishing, so it's nothing really to shout about; but
>> still I feel like marking the occasion. Rich
>
>I haven't done it yet - but am getting psyched up to have a shot (was amazed to get my truing stand
>for £10 in Edinburgh Halfords - priced at £19.99 but I must have arrived on their final reductions
>day and the computer knew.)
>
>Even if the hub is just transplanted from one rim to another don't you have to worry about getting
>the dishing right ?
>
>And where do you get a cheapo dishing stick/gauge/tool..... or is there a home build alternative ?

Ironically enough, I've just built one out of wood this morning - so basic it's not true, and yet
still very accurate. Sadly I have no digital camera, or else I'd take a few snaps just to show you
what I did - which amounted to nothing more than three strips of wood<two long pieces to touch the
rim, and a shorter one for the measurement> held by a small bolt with a wing nut. Works fine.

Interesting to test it too, since I re-built a wheel yesterday and gauged the dish by flipping it
round in the frame. I was pretty convinced I'd got it right, but this morning I was about 1/8-1/4 of
an inch out!!! Not the end of the world for the sort of bikes I tend to ride, but enough to feel
pleased I'd been bothered to made a single gauge. This was a front wheel, but on a rear wheel, that
kind of error might be very significant in relation to general strength too.

If you're going to all that trouble to build a wheel, might as well get it as good as you can.

bob

 

Bob Flemming <[email protected]> writes:

> Ironically enough, I've just built one out of wood this morning - so basic it's not true

That sounds less useful than it would be if it _were_ true ...



-dan

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Richard Goodman wrote:
>
> Ok, I know lots of you have done it, and it was only a front wheel, and actually I was only
> replacing the rim by taping it next to the old rim and swapping the spokes over, so I didn't
> really have to worry about the lacing or dishing, so it's nothing really to shout about; but still
> I feel like marking the occasion. Thanks to Pete Biggs who suggested it and gave me the confidence
> to do it, and thanks to whoever it was (sorry, I forgot) who first mentioned the discounted truing
> stands at Halfords (there's still one available at Tottenham Hale if anyone's interested).

The Halfords' lead was very useful; no truing stands left in Orpington (sadly) but I picked up a
nice pair of 14" wheel trims for a grand total of GBP 3-98!!!

** Phil.