Mick wrote:
> "TJ Poseno" <
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>>Well i succesfully built a front wheel, and a proud of myself.
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>>So now im thinking of doing a rear wheel, i ahve the wheela dn everything, thats assembled, but i
>>bought them all rusty (the spokes) So im gonna dissassemble and clean then reasemble. So what
>>should i be looking for, now i've heard that one sides spokes are different length, is this true?
>>And both sides are going to be laced the same right?
yes the lengths are different, sometimes only enough that you can't tell them apart. The lace
pattern will be the same on both sides unless it was built with two different patterns (highend
wheels sometimes are..) Really important! Take note of the direction the spokes "pull away" at the
hub when looking at the hub from the drive side. You want to reproduce this exactly. Find a good
refence book. Brandt is good but you'll want to read it through to make sure you understand the
process cause i't slightly more complex than building a front.
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>>just wnated to check before i jumped into this.
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> i hope you don't rely on this wheel as your regular form of transport...the spokes are [were]
> galvanised,an easier way to clean them would be to use steel wool to clean off rust then spray
> some clear laquer on to stop em rusting again.as for rebuilding a wheel in this condition, unscrew
> a spoke from each side ,then take these to your local bike shop to get the right length for new
> ones.building wheels from s/h spokes sucks...even for practise as the threads are cactus.
almost noone reuses spokes unless one is 100% sure of their condition and quality, they're cheap
insurance at about 1.00 or so each with nipple.... so you're looking at about 30-40 a wheel.
you will also need a dish tool of some
> type[to centre the rim,there must be some info out there on wheel building???????
>
Jobst Brandt "The Bicycle Wheel" al the physics and a set nby tstep to beutiful wheels. It's listed
at Amazon.com or see your LBS. the is another well rated refrence at amaon but can't remeber the
title I uas Brandt cause it's how I learned and I figure why change?