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Old 12-08-11 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by calv
Man, no problem atall. I'm just happy you even helped lol. I built my rear wheel and decided to continue later. Spokes feel like noodles. How should o proceed now?
Slowly. Mark a starting spoke with a piece of tape and go around the wheel, tightening spokes as you go. Start off with one full turn of the nipple and repeat this until they start to get tighter. As they begin to tighten, start doing half turns, then quarter turns. Keep checking during this whole process that your rim isn't becoming egg-shaped and when necessary, refer to the book.
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