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> On Thu, 01 May 2003 17:50:39 GMT, [email protected] wrote:
> >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
"John Dacey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> 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.
Actually, John, I have done that. Hundreds of times. The last time I did, the service charge was $4,
a steel rim was $4.95 retail and we commonly did several jobs like that every day.
Now we hardy ever do that. Tedium indeed. But there's no reason it cannot be done if one's
time is ample.
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Andrew Muzi http://www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April 1971
> >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
"John Dacey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 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.
Actually, John, I have done that. Hundreds of times. The last time I did, the service charge was $4,
a steel rim was $4.95 retail and we commonly did several jobs like that every day.
Now we hardy ever do that. Tedium indeed. But there's no reason it cannot be done if one's
time is ample.
--
Andrew Muzi http://www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April 1971