Originally Posted by phidauex

Excellent, thanks for all the info.

I was thinking about just cutting the spokes myself and using a die to thread them (I've got a pretty good die set), but I figured that sounded too easy.

Sounds like the Phil Wood's cutter doesn't take too long, which is good, because it means I won't pay much to have mine cut.

Wheel Doctor, if you had your way, how would the spokes be marked for cutting on the Phil Wood? Would just a black sharpie line around the spoke at the cut point be best? Or a small piece of tape wrapped around it or something? I'd like to make this as non-tedious as possible for my cutter.

I've been having more fun on my silly bikes these days than my regular ones. I'm building up a double decker right now that should be really comfortable to ride, good geometry. Its amazing how the height of a bike doesn't really change how it fundamendally operates.. It just makes getting on and off more difficult.

peace,
sam