Originally Posted by
Lombard
Excellent source. I tell anybody who is starting out building their first wheels to put all other sources aside and follow Roger Musson's book to the letter.
I kind of used all three resources, Clarkson, Park and Musson, but gave priority to Musson. One thing I didn't do per Musson (because I was impatient!) was to use tape on the spokes to measure spoke twist and to compensate. Instead I stressed the crap out of the spokes after each round of tensioning, until my fingers hurt. Hopefully that won't come back to bite me. Clarkson actually steps on the wheel, lays it on the ground and treads on it! I'm going to tape up the wheel today (another skill to learn!) and try to get out riding tomorrow. I'll ride for a few days and then check spoke tension and true again. I really should have used that tape to measure spoke twist, because if the wheel comes back untrue, I won't know exactly why.