Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,123
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
You can definitely learn to do it. You'll get better with practice. I find it a very rewarding activity. I could work on wheels all day, as it's relaxing. I've built most of the wheels on my bikes. Some have been rolling for 30 years.
Venture into the mechanics section or the classic and vintage section. We'll walk you through solving any problem there.