Old 11-22-13 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Looigi
I have this book and really like it in general. The wheel building section is good as far as it goes, but IMO, is far less complete and significantly lacking compared to that supplied in Roger Musson's book. For example, it says nothing about determining ERD and how to measure spoke length. Also, there's no significant discussion on to pros/cons and why/wherefores of various lacing methods... It pales in comparison.
I wasn't suggesting that the other books didn't have plenty of interesting and valuable info about theory, spoke length calculations, etc. I said I prefer Zinn's lacing instructions for the typical, and my standard, 3-cross build.
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