Old 09-05-11, 08:48 PM
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Also, you don't need a truing stand, a tension meter or a dish tool. Really. Check those links. You do need a good spoke wrench. I used an old fork for a truing stand, as shown on the first website. You can also use your bike with some zip-ties as indicators.

This guy on ebay ( http://www.ebay.com/sch/childhood_dr..._sop=15&_rdc=1 ) has spokes at very good prices, better than you will find in most other places.

You will need to use an online spoke calculator to figure out what spoke lengths you need. There are several. Use a couple of them to check if the results agree.
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