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    recycled
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    All I needed to rebuild my destroyed wheel featured 'here'
    (http://tinyurl.com/8ace8) was a new rim, which I chose the Kris Holm,
    and a spoke wrench. I chose the park wrench because it was easy to find,
    but I would recommend trying to find one that slides over and engages
    all four sides of the nipple, since I managed to round one out.
    Although, the spoke was mega-ultra tight. But more to the point, I'm
    posting because I was able to completely build up the wheel on my own
    with no fancy nipple driver, no truing stand, no tensionmeter, no
    mechanic's stethoscope or anything. By using my uni frame, eyeballs,
    using my fingernails to find the high spots... and plucking the spokes
    to listen for tension, I was able to build my first wheel very nicely
    and almost perfectly true, with no fancy equipment.

    I got great advice on wheelbuilding and a bunch of other stuff from
    'Sheldon Brown' (http://www.sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html) and this
    'FAQ' (http://www.execulink.com/~dtierney/wmc/faq.htm) . Hope that helps
    to inspire you all, this once seemingly impossible task is now done for
    me, without any help but the internet.

    [image: http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~rl224/muni 005.jpg]
    [image: http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~rl224/muni 006.jpg]

    Back in business, honey :-) Rock.

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  2. totally_hooked
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    Congratulations recycled.

    There is a real knack to building a well tensioned and true wheel and
    especially one that stays that way 😉

    Sheldon Brown's website is indeed a great resource for all things
    cycling - he has muchos muchos experience in those matters.

    Happy muning,

    Hooked

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  3. cheech
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    A good trick for changing a rim only is to tape the new rim to the
    damaged one lining up the tube stem holes. You must make sure the spoke
    eyelets also look in the same direction because some aim in and some
    out. Loosen all of the spokes slightly and transfer them over.There is
    no dishing involved as on a road bike that has a drive side,this makes a
    new rim fairly easy to change.

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  4. tholub
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    Congratulations! Building a wheel is a rewarding experience, and
    usually gets you a better product than you'd get from a bike shop
    anyway; patience, and willingness to put time into it, is as important
    as skill, and bike shops tend to rush the job.

    I always find the experience rather Zen-like; you are continuously
    moving towards perfection, but if you try too hard you'll throw it all
    out of whack.

    Have fun on your new wheel!

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  5. Tellurider
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    I just built my first wheel a 48 spoke trials wheel and I found this
    sites instructions easier to follow than Sheldon Browns. It has photos
    instead of the computer graphics so its easier to see what is going on.
    I did a four cross with the spokes going under the third cross and over
    the fourth, it gives the wheel a more woven look. It went well except
    the spokes I ordered were too long and so I was unable to get them tight
    and I am waiting for new shorter spokes to arive.

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    Tellurider - Dan Wilson

    There's a fine line between "Hobby" and "Mental Illness".
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  6. One on one
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    Excellent job. Good to hear that you had great results also. Now any
    time that you have wheel problems on any cycle, the wheel mechanic is
    close by.

    I built a Coker wheel with the help of the book "Art of Wheelbuilding"
    by Gerd Schraner available from Amazon. Super book.

    --
    One on one - Proud member of the UALW and GUA

    "However, like the jet pilot, if the Coker rider tries to turn too fast,
    he/she could black out."
    -Memphis Mud

    I went further than I had planned and had a testicle break at about 25
    ks
    -onebyone

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  7. juergen_brauckmann
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    Quoted message said:


    *
    I built a Coker wheel with the help of the book "Art of Wheelbuilding"
    by Gerd Schraner available from Amazon. Super book. *

    I was a bit disappointed by Schraners book. Too much of "Hey, I'm a cool
    wheelbuilder" and "DT Swiss is cool".

    Sheldon Browns wheel building article has most, if not all, of the
    information about the actual process of wheel building contained in the
    book.

    Regards,
    Juergen

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  8. One on one
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    juergen_brauckmann said:

    *I was a bit disappointed by Schraners book. Too much of "Hey, I'm a
    cool wheelbuilder" and "DT Swiss is cool".

    Sheldon Browns wheel building article has most, if not all, of the
    information about the actual process of wheel building contained in
    the book.

    Regards,
    Juergen *

    I didn't get that impression from the book. I would recommend it,
    highly, to anyone that was interested in wheel building.

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    One on one - Proud member of the UALW and GUA

    "However, like the jet pilot, if the Coker rider tries to turn too fast,
    he/she could black out."
    -Memphis Mud

    I went further than I had planned and had a testicle break at about 25
    ks
    -onebyone

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  9. U-Turn
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    One on one said:

    *I didn't get that impression from the book. I would recommend it,
    highly, to anyone that was interested in wheel building. *


    The book is great, IMHO. Not only is it practical, but it also has
    historical significance, which the other sources completely lack.

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    U-Turn - Cool water for the flame

    Weep in the dojo... laugh on the battlefield.
    'LiveWire Unicycles' (http://www.livewireunicycles.com)
    'Strongest Coker Wheel in the World'
    (http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/albup39)
    '29er Tire Study' (http://u-turn.unicyclist.com/29erTireStudy/)
    'New York Unicycle Club' (http://www.newyorkunicycle.com)
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  10. U-Turn
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    Also, forgot to say, nice job recycled!

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    U-Turn - Cool water for the flame

    Weep in the dojo... laugh on the battlefield.
    'LiveWire Unicycles' (http://www.livewireunicycles.com)
    'Strongest Coker Wheel in the World'
    (http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/albup39)
    '29er Tire Study' (http://u-turn.unicyclist.com/29erTireStudy/)
    'New York Unicycle Club' (http://www.newyorkunicycle.com)
    -- Dave Stockton
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  11. underdog
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    Hey, cool! I know how you feel. I just built my first wheel ever. I'm
    building a 29 and started with a Kris Holm rim and a UDC wide hub. It
    took me a couple of tries to get the lacing to come out right but I
    ended up with a really good looking and (so far) true wheel. No special
    tools either. Just a spoke wrench. I used the book, "The Bicycle
    Wheel" by Jobst Brandt.

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    'I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody
    tell you different' - Kurt Vonnegut
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