The wheel building section in the "library" on the Wheel Fanatyk site provides lots of excellent tips: https://www.wheelfanatyk.com/wheelbuilding-library/
I built my most recent set of wheels after cogitating over many of the tips and guidelines laid out there and I'm happy as could be. I did most of the work in the frame of the bike they were for. Once they were pretty much there I used a truing stand and tensiometer for the final twists of the wrench. If you have a decent ear you can tension to pitch! I almost got it! - Teague in Boise On Monday, October 19, 2020 at 2:37:53 PM UTC-6 lconley wrote: > This reminded me - the EVT (Efficient Velo Tools) Mulfinger Nipple Loading > Tool - best $13 I ever spent. Sure beats those wooden toothpicks that I had > been using. > > Laing > > > On Monday, October 19, 2020 at 4:31:49 PM UTC-4, Todd G. wrote: >> >> >> >> So I’m probably beating the proverbial “dead horse” here, but I don’t >> think there is a more valuable skill for one to have than to have the >> ability to build and maintain your own wheels. Once you do it few times, it >> really starts to make sense. You will begin to see, understand and >> recognize all of the subtle, and not so subtle nuances of the art of wheel >> building. I really really enjoy it, and at times it really gets me to an >> almost meditative state. >> >> Invest in the tools you will need. Don’t buy cheap tools either. Stick to >> Park, EVT (Efficient Velo Tools), Abbey etc, and you will not be sorry. >> >> Enjoy the building process! >> On Monday, October 19, 2020 at 1:14:48 PM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wrote: >> >>> Wheel building is deeply empowering. >>> >>> First one I did was a simple swap to a new rim - AASHTA. >>> (TL;DR = tape the rims together so the holes match and "walk" the hub >>> over one spoke set at a time. That kind of demystified the crossing and >>> such). >>> >>> First time full-from-scratch build went pretty well - with copious >>> reading of Sheldon's writings and the Jobst book. Take breaks when you feel >>> the operator tension exceed the spoke tension. >>> >>> I'd say a truing stand is a must-have, as is a good quality spoke >>> wrench. Dishing tool... not so much - certainly not a deal breaker as the >>> purpose is to keep the rim centered, which you can easily check with a flip. >>> >>> - Jim >>> >>> >>> On Monday, October 19, 2020 at 8:25:58 AM UTC-7, Steven Seelig wrote: >>>> >>>> So with COVID and all, I've decided that now is the time to do stuff >>>> that I haven't ever done before. Learning to speak French is perhaps a >>>> bridge too far - not so good at language. But it seems reasonable to >>>> think >>>> that I can at least build a front wheel with a Dyno hub to put on the Sam >>>> I >>>> ride in the means streets of DC and on some gravel. >>>> >>>> I have a truing stand but not a dishing tool. I would say I am a >>>> competent wrencher. Of course anyone who has built up a wheel did it once >>>> for the first time. Is this something I should take on? What are the >>>> odds >>>> for success? Will I quit in frustration? >>>> >>>> Points of view encouraged. >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8ff31a07-0d63-47e0-8188-9695d3309723n%40googlegroups.com.
