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Dan Cosley
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Hi, I'm a first-time wheel builder. I went to the LBS yesterday to get a set of spokes, and spent 5
hours last night trying to get the wheel laced. No joy -- I am using the 4 rounds system, and can't
get any of the spokes from the fourth round to the rim. In frustration, after 3 attempts to lace the
wheel, I look at the old spokes. They seem to be maybe 5-10 mm longer than the new ones.
My question is: am I doing something wrong, and the shop sold me a usable set of spokes? Or did the
shop probably sell me spokes that were too short, and I should go back and exchange them?
Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question, but I am a total naif at this.
-- Dan
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Dan Cosley ([email protected] * http://www.cs.umn.edu/~cosley/) GroupLens Research
Lab, Univ of MN (http://movielens.umn.edu/ * 612.624.8372) *** Just a foot soldier in the Army
of Truth ***
hours last night trying to get the wheel laced. No joy -- I am using the 4 rounds system, and can't
get any of the spokes from the fourth round to the rim. In frustration, after 3 attempts to lace the
wheel, I look at the old spokes. They seem to be maybe 5-10 mm longer than the new ones.
My question is: am I doing something wrong, and the shop sold me a usable set of spokes? Or did the
shop probably sell me spokes that were too short, and I should go back and exchange them?
Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question, but I am a total naif at this.
-- Dan
--
Dan Cosley ([email protected] * http://www.cs.umn.edu/~cosley/) GroupLens Research
Lab, Univ of MN (http://movielens.umn.edu/ * 612.624.8372) *** Just a foot soldier in the Army
of Truth ***