Agreed. I own this book as well. If you are serious about building your own wheels, take the time to learn it and do it well. Also, be aware that you rarely save money unless you find good components on sale or as in your case, already own some decent reusable parts. Building your own gives you the options of combining your own preferred mix of components that may not be available in a commercially available and machine built configuration. But once you plunge in and learn the skill, you can get a great deal of personal satisfaction riding on your own wheels.