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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

05-18-14, 06:05 PM

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First time wheel building advice?

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Posted By JohnDThompson

For wheels with laced spoke patterns and 28 or...

For wheels with laced spoke patterns and 28 or more spokes per wheel, the range of "correct" tension values is broad enough that a beginner, using, e.g. the method suggested above by westlafadeaway...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

05-18-14, 08:18 AM

Replies: 42

First time wheel building advice?

Views: 6,083

Posted By JohnDThompson

My point is that for somebody who has never built...

My point is that for somebody who has never built a wheel before, a tension meter is superfluous. Learn the basics of wheel building first, then when you start having customers pay you to build...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

05-17-14, 03:48 PM

Replies: 42

First time wheel building advice?

Views: 6,083

Posted By JohnDThompson

Somewhat counter-intuitively, high spoke count...

Somewhat counter-intuitively, high spoke count wheels can be lighter than low spoke count wheels since the rims don't need as much material (lower spoke tension and shorter unbraced spans between...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

05-17-14, 03:01 PM

Replies: 42

First time wheel building advice?

Views: 6,083

Posted By JohnDThompson

If you're not building low spoke count wheels...

If you're not building low spoke count wheels (<28 spokes) or radially spoked wheels, you don't really need the tension meter. Nor do you really need a dishing tool; simply flip the wheel in the...

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