As jobst suggests, it ain't hard at all. Put the old wheel next to the new rim. and tape them both
together so they will not move. loosen all the niples on the old wheel. then, you can move spokes
one at the time in no time while you watch tv, listen to music, to car talk, or to your wife nagging
at you to clean the kitchen and to stop screwing with your bike. turn the nipples on the new rim the
same amount of turns per spoke, only a few turns. you don't want to get nipples tight while
transfering spokes. when you are done transfering spokes, the wheel will be pretty straight already.
Tighten the nipples the same amount for the front wheel, or proportianlly more on the drive side for
a rear wheel. you'll have perfect wheel in no time.
Andres
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> John Dacey <
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>
> >> However, a better method is to leave the wheel as is, place the new rim next to the old, and
> >> transfer spokes one at a time. This is a bit more tedious
>
> > Have you actually ever done this? Quite apart from the daunting drudgery of what you describe, I
> > have to question whether you can achieve even partial engagement of all the spoke nipples
> > simultaneously while having a significant number of spokes oriented 20 mm (or so) from their
> > original location.
>
> I don't understand what you are imagining. Unscrew one nipple at a time, move its spoke to new
> rim, put a drop of oil in the nipple and screw it back on the spoke. If the nipple goes on
> tight, use a new nipple, then repeat until all spokes are in the new rim. Then tighten and true
> the wheel.
>
> Yes, that's the way I've done it many times on my own wheels and on others. However, I don't run a
> bicycle repair shop.
>
> Jobst Brandt
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