multimodal commuter
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Location: NJ, NYC, LI
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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
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Do you build your own wheels?
I'm not sure I'd take that old stuff in to the bike shop and pay them to do it. But I would have no hesitation building up wheels myself using that stuff. Personally, I use even older and more obsolete stuff for most of my riding, not to mention old rims and sometimes even used spokes. So the investment is an hour (or two if the rim is ornery) and the expense is negligible.