well i done it! :P
02-04-09, 05:02 PM
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well i done it! :P
well i said i was going to and i did i managed to finnish it in about a hour and half i suppose but i was very chuffed at the end 
getting it trued by a bike shop on saturday. first wheel iv ever laced btw.
getting it trued by a bike shop on saturday. first wheel iv ever laced btw.
02-04-09, 09:55 PM
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I especially like that you laced it in bed
02-05-09, 02:45 AM
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hello thank you all 
yes it is a 4 crossed cant wait to get out on it. also iv orderd new we the people white spokes for my front wheel also
yes it is a 4 crossed cant wait to get out on it. also iv orderd new we the people white spokes for my front wheel also
02-05-09, 05:07 AM
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Well done! I see you got the valve hole in the right place too.
Just a note in case you decide to build an externally geared wheel sometime:
It's marginally better to lace the DS of an externally geared wheel with the reverse order of spokes heads-in and heads-out. That way drive torque will help pull the spoke AWAY from the derailer as opposed to against it (as your current lace would do).
Just a note in case you decide to build an externally geared wheel sometime:
It's marginally better to lace the DS of an externally geared wheel with the reverse order of spokes heads-in and heads-out. That way drive torque will help pull the spoke AWAY from the derailer as opposed to against it (as your current lace would do).
02-05-09, 07:55 AM
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Nice job. But if you built it, why can't you true it? Much less work involved.
02-05-09, 09:49 AM
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To me, building (lacing) a wheel is simple. Truing just takes more time and can be a pain in the ass.
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I consider it building a wheel if one does both. Otherwise it's either lacing, or truing a wheel. I don't consider it a PITA to true, etc. a wheel I'm building. I find I get immersed in the rhythm of the work. It's meditative in it's own way. I very much enjoy it.
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lacing a wheel is MUCH easier than tensioning it.
i do give you props tho, 48h 4 cross is not an easy first build! And laced to a big city?? damn, that wheel will be able to withstand neuclear bombs!! ha. enjoy!
i do give you props tho, 48h 4 cross is not an easy first build! And laced to a big city?? damn, that wheel will be able to withstand neuclear bombs!! ha. enjoy!
02-09-09, 01:07 PM
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thank you all i just got back from bike shop today and its a s smooth as a babys bum the bloke said brilliant for a first build and iv orderd new spokes for my front wheel now i let u know how i get on
i just got back from bike shop today and its a s smooth as a babys bum the bloke said brilliant for a first build and iv orderd new spokes for my front wheel now i let u know how i get on
