Rebuilding a wheel
#5
I pretty much agree with the answers posted - about an hour of shop time plus spokes.
Which is why IMO its not normally too cost effective. Its actually faster to build using all new parts because there`s nothing to undo before starting the build. And you also don`t end up with a rim with wear on it and a hub with miles on the bearings.
So what have you got that you feel would be better `reusing`? And what would a new prebuilt unit cost?
Which is why IMO its not normally too cost effective. Its actually faster to build using all new parts because there`s nothing to undo before starting the build. And you also don`t end up with a rim with wear on it and a hub with miles on the bearings.
So what have you got that you feel would be better `reusing`? And what would a new prebuilt unit cost?
#6
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Bikes: 1987 Bianchi Campione
I pretty much agree with the answers posted - about an hour of shop time plus spokes.
Which is why IMO its not normally too cost effective. Its actually faster to build using all new parts because there`s nothing to undo before starting the build. And you also don`t end up with a rim with wear on it and a hub with miles on the bearings.
So what have you got that you feel would be better `reusing`? And what would a new prebuilt unit cost?
Which is why IMO its not normally too cost effective. Its actually faster to build using all new parts because there`s nothing to undo before starting the build. And you also don`t end up with a rim with wear on it and a hub with miles on the bearings.
So what have you got that you feel would be better `reusing`? And what would a new prebuilt unit cost?
#7
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Joined: Mar 2005
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From: New York City
From your pictures, the spokes look fine even with the corrosion. It looks like it's just on the surface. Clean it up and if you can still turn the nipple, I would not replace them. Of course, if you are concerned about the spoke tension at your weight, then I would understand the desire to rebuild them.
Last edited by ratdog; 04-05-11 at 03:27 AM.
#10
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Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Central New Jersey
Unless you know the condition of the rim, maybe the best thing to do, other than a new build, is to reuse the hub and get a new rim and spokes. To feel more comfortable with the condition of the rim, despoke it and remove the hub, lay the rim against a large piece of glass such as a picture window, and see if it's completely flat. If it is, the rim is in good shape or in this case, the right shape.





