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Old 01-20-06 | 07:57 AM
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Bikes: Rock Lobster track, Colnago Dream, Ti Paramount, Litespeed Vortex compact, Santa Cruz Blur, Bianchi cyclocross...always wanting more...

Dang, don't be telling everyone how easy it actually is...that'll shatter the whole wheelbuilding is a black art myth...lol. Take it out for a ride and listen for pings and zings - if you don't hear any then you stress-relieved it properly.

My own tip for wheelbuilding is during the final tensioning stage turn the nipple just a bit past where you want it to be, then turn it back...seems to result in less spoke wind-up at least for me. Brass nipples rock for easy truing/tensioning, too...I'll never again use aluminun
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