I'd love to teach myself wheelbuilding some day. Right now I don't have all that much spare cash for tools and time to learn. Some day though...

It does seem like I've made this wheel-fitting operation more complicated than it is. Poor experience at the first shop probably didn't help (dude talked to me like I was crazy trying to get a wheel to fit my setup, even when he didn't know what my setup was). I'll measure and go from there.

I guess the general question is if trackstar is tolerant of informed novices, ie people who may not have a full body of mechanical knowledge but know how things work generally and are very interested in learning more. I'll probably just swing by and find out for myself tomorrow.