Originally Posted by Louis
I've been wanting to have a go at wheelbuilding but somehow have never acquired a trueing* stand which I'm thinking is necessary (duh!). For me, the mystery about building wheels would be figuring out the proper spoke length to buy for a given rim/hub combination.
An old rigid fork with a bent piece of wire brazed on the side - - presto! - - trueing stand. Of course, getting the dish right on a rear may actually require a real stand. As for spoke length, that's what spoke calculators are for:
http://www.bikeschool.com/spokes/
http://www.wheelpro.co.uk/spokecalc/
http://www.damonrinard.com/spocalc.htm
Originally Posted by Louis
*The spelling of this word has always confused me. Websters Collegiate shows it either way, with or without the "e".
Websters always lists the preferred spelling first when showing multiple correct forms. In this case 'trueing' is the preferred.