Old 06-26-07, 05:28 PM
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Phantoj
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Why are handbuilt wheels better than machine-built wheels?

The title is my question. Why are handbuilt wheels considered better than machine-built wheels? Or, put another way, what is it about building a great set of wheels that apparently cannot be automated?

I'm baffled because it seems like an operation that a well-designed machine could do more consistently and evenly than a human.
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