Originally Posted by
bkaapcke
Well, I've avoided wheel truing and building because it seems like some kind of voodoo. I admit, I thought derailler tuning was voodoo too, until I figured it out. Now I can really tune a der. So, the question I have for you experienced wheelsmiths is; Is it reasonably straight forward, like the video shows? Should I quit worrying about this and go ahead and get the tools, and start doing it? At this point, it looks like the last frontier, and I'm still hesitating. bk
I used to feel the same way. Until, in 1984, a good teacher took me aside and showed me how it works and WHY it works. I built my first wheel that day - and fell in love with wheelbuilding.
I'd say it helped greatly to have someone right there going over it with me. That's my story.