Originally Posted by werewolf

I'm familiar with the Bicycle Wheel book, but last year I came across a bike with wheels that I had built and tied and soldered 25 years ago and then sold it. The guy who bought it, and still owns it, barely has the mechanical aptitude to tie his shoes let alone true a bike wheel. In 25 years he had never trued the wheels nor had them trued for him. I did some tuneups on his bike for him, but the wheels were still 100% perfect.