Originally Posted by
Retro Grouch
I've never met a wheelbuilder who didn't like to do it. Some claim they can build one in around 1/2 hour. I wonder if they are including any rim and hub prep or spoke calculations in that. At my best I could crank them out in about an hour.
30 mins is actually pretty easy if you build a lot of wheels on a very regular basis. If I do not have side projects, I average around 10 wheels a day but can easily hit 14 or so in an 8hr if there are no distractions. That is simply working steady and not rushing at all. It does help that the majority of my wheels are very similar. If I was only building 20/24h carbon road wheels with perfect rims and radial lacing, more wheels would be even easier, most of what I build are 32h fatbike or 29+ wheels.