Thread: How are machine-built wheels made?
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Old 03-15-16 | 07:28 PM
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SkyDog75
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They're not 100% machine-built. It just means the spoke tensioning and truing weren't done manually. The "How It's Made" video below shows wheels being made, including manual and machine spoke tensioning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYUOLGEPw9Q

There are plenty of other videos, too...

https://youtu.be/Am_8X8BnY7o
https://youtu.be/5lGKdRxdYKI
https://youtu.be/EITEQLn8SUE
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