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Old 06-30-07 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by barba
Odds are that the spoke length needed for the new generator hub will be much different than the hub it is replacing. I would count on buying a full count of new spokes for the wheel plus labor (unless you are skilled at wheel building).

Edit: If it was me I would just have a whole new wheel built around the generator. That way you can swap it in and out when it is not needed.
Great advice.

No doubt, the cost would be close to building a wheel.
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