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Old 12-13-11 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by lostarchitect
Listen, I can see you're a high strung fellow, so I'll just say that you should do it your way, and I'll do it my way, and I'll take Jobst Brandt's advice over yours. Have a good day.
Listen, most people here including myself are not building wheels regularly. Without that experience I doubt we can easily distinguish a middle F ping, or a flat spot without a relatively inexpensive tool designed for the task.
After your 4 wheels, if you feel you’re on a par with Jobst (the king of wheel builders) and can build a wheel - that lasts - with your thumb and a ball of twine, by all means go for it. The professor built a nuclear reactor with four coconuts. The only place such extraordinary feats occur are bike forums and Gilligan’s Island.
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